Authored by San Diego State Associated Students External Affairs Board
Fall 2006 #CB F06-03
WHEREAS, Proposition 1D is an investment in our schools, in our students, and in California’sfuture; and
WHEREAS, The best way to grow our economy and create good-paying jobs is to create world-class public schools — with adequate educational facilities — that give our students the skills they need to succeed in the workforce; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1D provides $690 million dollars in facilities funds to the California State University System; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1D allocates funds to retrofit facilities to ensure they reduce the impact of natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, more than 60 percent of California’s schools are 25 years of age or older and require major repairs i.e. asbestos, leaky and dangerous roofs; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1D will help pay for wiring classrooms and providing 21st Century technology, and builds vocational education facilities so that all students are given the skills they need to get a job and succeed in life; and
WHEREAS, For every dollar California invests to get students in and through college, the state’s economy receives a $3 net return on that investment; and
WHEREAS, California’s community colleges and state universities (UC and CSU) continue to grow exponentially – with community colleges providing instruction to over 2 million students every year and California’s universities expected to grow to accommodate nearly 650,000 students – we need to provide funding to modernize and upgrade teaching and research facilities to remain competitive with other states; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1D provides strict accountability to ensure that the money is spent properly; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1D will be subjected to independent audits, and misusing them is a crime, punishable by time in jail. This information will be made available to the public so taxpayers can ensure their money is spent properly and will not go to waste; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1D is so important for California’s future that both candidates for Governor, Phil Angelides and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as a bipartisan majority of the Legislature, The California State Board of Trustees, and the California State Student Association support the measure; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the San Diego State Associated Students, that we support Proposition 1D on the November 7, 2006 ballot.