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s:,
2009
VIAMESSENGER
Office
of
theAttorneyGeneral1300"1"StreetSacramento,CA95814Attention:Krystal
M.
Paris
Re:
Education
and
TaxpayerFairness
Act
DearMs.Paris:
09-0078
~ C E ' V e t > ,
NOV·O
5
2009
INrftATNe
COOR01NATOR
. A r r o ~ N E V
GEiNERAl's
OfBCE
PursuanttoElectionsCodesection9002,werequestthattheAttorneyGeneralprepareatitleandsummary
of
ameasureentitled"EducationandTaxpayerFairnessAct."Thetext
of
themeasure,acheckfor$200.00,theaddressatwhichweareregisteredtovoteandthesignedstatementcertifyingthatwewillnotwillfullyallowinitiativesignaturesto
be
usedforpurposesotherthanqualification
of
themeasureareenclosed.Pleasedirectallcorrespondenceandinquiriesregardingthismeasureto:
RobinE.
JohansenKarenGetmanRemcho,Johansen
&
Purcell,
LLP
201
DoloresAvenueSanLeandro;CA94577Phone:346-6200Fax:(510)346-6201Sincerely,KG:NLEnclosures
(00094259)
R o b e r t ~
JohansenKaren
Getman".J
09-0078
EDUCATION
AND
TAXPAYER
FAIRNESS
ACTSECTION
1.
Title.Thismeasureshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"EducationandTaxpayerFairnessAct."
SECTION
2.
Findingsand
Declaration
of
Purpose.
I.Investingin
our
children'seducationisthemostimportantthingwecandofortheirfutureandthefuture
of
our
State.2.Astable,reliablesource
of
revenueisneededtofund
our
publicschoolsandstatecolleges.3.Californiaschoolsandstatecollegesaredrasticallyunderfunded.FundingforK-12educationinCaliforniahas
been
wellbelowthenationalaverageformorethanadecade.
Our
stateuniversityandcommunitycollegeshavecutbacktheirofferingsandincreasedtuition
to
thepointwheretheyarenolongerviableoptionsformanyCaliforniastudentswhosefamiliescannotafford
to
helpthemwiththeireducation.4.Because
of
thestatebudgetcrisis,educationspendinginCaliforniahasbeencut
by
morethan$17billionfromtheK-12schoolsystem.Thesecutshaveresultedinlayoffs
of
morethan20,000classroomteachersandeducationalsupportstaff,fewertextbooksandotherclassroommaterials,andenormousclasssizes.SimilarcutshaveleftourcommunitycollegesandstateuniversitysystemwithoutthefundstheyneedtoprovideaqualityeducationtoeveryCaliforniastudentwhowantsone.
We
needtorestorethesecutsandensurethatourclassroomsareadequatelyfunded.5.Asaresult
of
chronicunderfunding,Californiaclasssizesareamongthelargestinthenation,denyingchildrentheindividualizedlearningtheydeserve.6.California
must
improvestudentperformance
by
increasingfundingtoreduceclasssizes,provide
new
instructionalsuppliesandmaterials,offerteachertrainingandincreaseteachercompensationinordertoattractthebestandbrightestintotheteachingprofession.7.Awell-educatedworkforceincreasesproductivity
and
qualityforCaliforniabusinesses.Withoutaffordableaccesstohighereducation,studentsinCaliforniawillbeunabletoobtaintheskillstheyneed,andCaliforniabusinesseswillbeunabletohiretheworkerstheyneedinordertocompeteina
world
economy.
8.
Educationprogramsshouldbefundedwithoutraisinghomeowners'propertytaxes
or
reducingimportantservicessuchaspoliceandfireprotection.9.Homeowner'spropertytaxexemptionshaveremainedthesamesince1968,withnoadjustmentforinflation.Homeowners'propertytaxesshouldbereduced
by
doublingthe
1
homeownerpropertytaxexemptionfrom$7,000to$14,000.Qualifiedrenterswillalsoreceiveanincreaseintheirtaxcredit.10.California'spropertytaxsystemcontainsagiganticloopholethatallowscorporationsandcommercialpropertyownerstoavoidpayingtheirfairshare.Thatloopholeoftenallowsbusinessestochangeownershipwithoutbeingreassessed,whichhomeownerscannotdo.Asaresult,theburden
of
payingforthingslikepoliceandfireservicesnowfallsmoreheavilyonhomeowners.11.Unlikesingle-familyresidences,commercialbuildingsproduceincomefortheirowners.Furthermore,Californiacommercialrealpropertytaxratesareamongthelowestinthenation.
It
makessense,therefore,totaxcommercialrealpropertyatahigherratethanprivatehomes.Theincreasedrevenueswillbeusedtoimprovethequality
of
California'spublicschoolsandcolleges.Smallbusinesseswillbeprotectedbynewexemptionsfromthepersonalpropertytax.12.Toreducewasteandprotectagainstmismanagement,none
ofthe
fundsforeducationwillbeusedforadministrativeoverhead.
It
alsoprovidesforcriminalpenalties,loss
of
credentialsand/orfinesforadministratorswhomisuseschoolfunds.13.Theannualauditrequiredbythisinitiativewillensurethateverypennygoesintoourclassrooms,where
it
is
neededmost.14.Wemustensurethatthesefundsareusedforimprovinglearning.Thefundsinthisinitiativewillbeused
to
supplement,andnotreplace,existingfunding.
SECTION3.PurposeandIntent.
1.
Thismeasureisintendedtoreducepropertytaxesforhomeownersonthedwellingtheyoccupybydoublingthehomeowners'exemptionfrom$7,000to$14,000.2.Thismeasureisnotintendedtoalterorrepealanyotherexemptioncurrentlyapplicabletotaxesonrealpropertyortoincreaseorinanywayaffectthepropertytaxespaidbyhomeownersonnoncommercialproperty.3.Inaddition,thePeopleenactthismeasuretodothefollowing:
a.
Ensurethatcommercialpropertypaysitsfairshare
of
propertytaxes.
b.Provide
fortheexclusion
of
$1
,000,000inpersonalpropertytaxforbusinesses,inordertogivesmallbusinessestaxrelief.c.Provideadditionalfundingforschooldistrictsandhighereducation.
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