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Props seek to fix state's budget woes
Proposition 1A would extend tax increases until 2012
Minh Pham
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: News
Members of Students for Quality Education, a student advocacy group that works with the CFA, have been collecting pledge cards on campus against Proposition 1A since the beginning of April.
"Right now is not the time to be cutting education and other services," said Julian Rosenberg, president of Students for Quality Education, "all so that we can put it into a savings account. We are in a huge deficit right now."
Attached to Proposition 1A is Proposition 1B, which would require funds from the Budget State Stabilization, to make supplemental payments up to $9.3 million to public schools and community colleges. However, the $9.3 million dollar price tag comes from the money already owed to aforementioned schools through the passing of Proposition 98, passed in 1988, which required the state to spend a minimum amount of its budget on the K-14 school system, according to the Web site of the Legislative Analyst's Office. Proposition 1B will only be enacted if Proposition 1A passes, but Proposition 1B does not need to pass for Proposition 1A to pass.
Proposition 1B is supported by California Teachers Association - California's largest employee organization, according to its Web site. The group argues that many schools will become insolvent if they don't receive funding soon, and that passing Proposition 1B would prevent future layoffs and class reductions.
"I would vote yes for Proposition 1B, but no on the rest of them," said Judith Housten, an undeclared sophomore. "We need to send the message that money for our schools is important, and that they can't trick us into voting for the whole package."
One student says she doesn't agree with having Proposition 1B on the ballot.
"Proposition 1B was just put on so that groups like the California Teachers Association won't campaign against Prop. 1A," said Michelle Pham, a senior political science major. "Passing 1B won't give schools new money, just the monies they were already owed."
"Right now is not the time to be cutting education and other services," said Julian Rosenberg, president of Students for Quality Education, "all so that we can put it into a savings account. We are in a huge deficit right now."
Attached to Proposition 1A is Proposition 1B, which would require funds from the Budget State Stabilization, to make supplemental payments up to $9.3 million to public schools and community colleges. However, the $9.3 million dollar price tag comes from the money already owed to aforementioned schools through the passing of Proposition 98, passed in 1988, which required the state to spend a minimum amount of its budget on the K-14 school system, according to the Web site of the Legislative Analyst's Office. Proposition 1B will only be enacted if Proposition 1A passes, but Proposition 1B does not need to pass for Proposition 1A to pass.
Proposition 1B is supported by California Teachers Association - California's largest employee organization, according to its Web site. The group argues that many schools will become insolvent if they don't receive funding soon, and that passing Proposition 1B would prevent future layoffs and class reductions.
"I would vote yes for Proposition 1B, but no on the rest of them," said Judith Housten, an undeclared sophomore. "We need to send the message that money for our schools is important, and that they can't trick us into voting for the whole package."
One student says she doesn't agree with having Proposition 1B on the ballot.
"Proposition 1B was just put on so that groups like the California Teachers Association won't campaign against Prop. 1A," said Michelle Pham, a senior political science major. "Passing 1B won't give schools new money, just the monies they were already owed."
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Greg
posted 5/16/09 @ 11:08 AM PST
Vote no on A-E. These measures just encourage the legislature to keep stealing from us, our kids, and the mentally disabled. If they want higher taxes, they can have it if they provided good service. (Continued…)
Neil Signo
posted 6/19/09 @ 8:27 PM PST
If the state cuts CSU classes thats just fine. Some of us heard of clases with standing room only but after the first month 20 remain out of 30 students. (Continued…)
Neil Signo
posted 7/15/09 @ 2:22 PM PST
I heard the City of San Francisco and other cities increased taxation
on tobacco and alcohol. Please do to keep the city clean as extra funds
in these times of 'governmental recession'. (Continued…)
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Neil Signo
posted 8/23/09 @ 9:15 PM PST
I volunteered at CSU SJSU for admissions help, to get preference in classes. There was no fine print about eligibility ever and never was, they won of course. (Continued…)
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