California Proposition 170, Taxation and Bonds for Schools Amendment (1993)
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| Topic Bond issues and Education |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 170 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1993. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an ad valorem tax for repaying school bonds, allowing majority approval on general obligation bonds for schools, and limiting the local authority's ability to levy fees for schools on housing and commercial developments. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an ad valorem tax for repaying school bonds, allowing majority approval on general obligation bonds for schools, and limiting the local authority's ability to levy fees for schools on housing and commercial developments. |
Election results
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California Proposition 170 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,512,163 | 30.65% | ||
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3,421,342 | 69.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 170 was as follows:
| “ | Property Taxes. Schools. Development-Fee Limits. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | PROPERTY TAXES. SCHOOLS. MAJORITY VOTE. DEVELOPMENT-FEE LIMITS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. • Authorizes ad valorem tax or special assessments on real property to exceed 1% limit to repay bonds approved by majority vote (rather than current two-thirds) in school districts, community college districts and counties, to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate schools. • Authorizes majority approval (rather than current two-thirds) for general obligation bonds of school districts, community college districts and counties, to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate schools, including purchasing land, furnishings and equipment. • Limits local authority to levy school-facilities fees on housing and commercial developments, even if statewide school-facilities bond proposition fails. Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: • Probable annual savings to the state General Fund of several hundred million dollars, in future years, as a result of fewer statewide bond measures for school facilities. • Probable increased costs of a similar amount for local K-12 schools and community colleges to pay for school facilities that otherwise would have been paid for by the state. These additional costs would vary by individual district. | ” |
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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