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Pass Prop 1D, the Education Construction Bond

Dennis Smith, CFT vice-president and business professor in the Los Rios Community College District, tells reporters at a news conference on Prop 1D on October 18 why his district needs the construction bond money, and assures a reporter about accountability provisions in the ballot measure. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell stands behind Dennis. Steve Hopcraft photo

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Prop 1D, the education bond measure, is part of the omnibus bond package placed on the ballot by the legislature and governor.  It enjoys wide bi-partisan support.  It would issue a $10.4 billion bond for school and university construction.

Although voters approved Prop 39 in 2000, which lowered the supermajority necessary for passage of school bonds from 2/3 to 55%, and have passed many local school bond measures since then, the state’s school population is the largest in the nation and continues to grow.  The backlog in construction needs matches the state’s size. 

One welcome feature of Prop 1D is that fully half of the higher education portion of funding would go to community colleges, reflecting their importance in educating the greatest numbers of the state’s post-secondary students. 

Prop 1D not only addresses general K-12 and higher education needs.  The measure earmarks a portion of its funding ($500 million) for career technical and vocational facilities, providing a crucial boost for the majority of students who will never receive a college degree.  It will help make sure that our children’s classrooms are wired for the latest teaching and learning technologies.  Prop 1D will deal with school safety issues, including earthquake retrofitting, school security, playground safety, and asbestos removal. 

Prop 1D invests in the state’s future.  Vote YES on Prop 1D.

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