California Proposition 9, Public Textbook Loan Program for Nonpublic School Students Amendment (1982)
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| Topic Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1982. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to authorize public school textbooks to be loaned to students at nonpublic schools that do not exclude based on race or color, without using public school support funds or counting as school support spending. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to authorize public school textbooks to be loaned to students at nonpublic schools that do not exclude based on race or color, without using public school support funds or counting as school support spending. |
Election results
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California Proposition 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,810,191 | 38.91% | ||
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4,411,672 | 61.09% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:
| “ | School Textbooks. Nonpublic Schools. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Authorizes Legislature to provide that textbooks available to pupils attending public schools may be loaned on library-type basis to pupils entitled to attend public schools but who attend nonpublic schools which do not exclude pupils from enrollment because of race or color. Specifies that authorizing a textbook loan program shall not be construed as authorizing provision of instructional materials other than textbooks; that appropriations for the textbook loan program shall not be made from funds budgeted for support of public schools; and that so providing textbooks is not an appropriation for school support. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: No impact until implemented by legislation. When implemented, state annual costs could exceed $4 million for a program similar to that in 1980-81 in grades kindergarten-8 and an additional $1 million annually in grades 9-12. Also unknown state and local administrative costs. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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