[CALIBK12] Textbook money question

[Sue Beckmeyer]

I believe the requirements to pass a bond issue are different from parcel
taxes or assessments on property value, even though they are all collected
through the property tax mechanism. We also passed a bond issue several
years ago, but it was for school buildings and maintenance only, not general
fund obligations. That reminds me, though...one of the things Senator Yee
mentioned that is under discussion in the legislature is allowing certain
restricted funds to be transferred into general fund accounts. Apparently
that was allowed a few years ago when we faced similar education cutbacks,
and there were very specific limitations (I'm sorry that I don't have the
details).

--Sue Beckmeyer
  Vallemar School Library Coordinator (volunteer)
  and SJSU library grad student
  Pacifica, CA 94044

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 2:27 PM, <chcortez at aol.com> wrote:

> You stated... "Unfortunately, any new taxes in this state require a
> super-majority -- 67% -- to pass, whether in the legislature or at the
> polling place."
>
> This is not true.  In my community of Upland, California we just passed a
> bond measure (which gets added to our property taxes) by simple majority
> (!), which will be on the tax roll for 20 years!  I don't know what entity
> decides what's needed to pass a measure.  Maybe it's by county?
>
> Chela Cortez
> Etiwanda High School
>
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