Attorney General No.

SA2003RF0046

Secretary of State No.

1017

Description

PUBLICLY FUNDED, LICENSED SCHOOLS. INITIATNE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Establishes optional, alternative school system for grades kindergarten through twelve under which privately operated schools would be licensed and regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs. These schools would not be subject to regulation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Requires state funding of these schools equal to public schools based upon enrollment. Schools could develop curricula and methodologies and deliver educational services subject to standards applicable to private schools. They would be prohibited from engaging in sectarian or denominational instruction and would be subject to all state and federal nondiscrimination laws. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Over time, potential increase in state school funding costs in the billions of dollars annually.

Proponents

Lively, Ackerman & Cody, 41690 Enterprise Circle North, 200M, Temecula, CA 92590, (909) 308-6454

Date

12-17-2003

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

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