Proposition Summary

SCHOOLS. SPENDING LIMITS ON ADMINISTRATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Prohibits school districts from spending more than five percent of funds from all sources for costs of general administration, instructional resources supervision, and supervision of instruction, beginning fiscal year 1999-2000. Requires State Board of Education to fine districts failing to comply. Requires districts to publish percentage of funds expended on administrative costs annually, report expenditure information to State Board of Education, and undertake performance audits and fiscal efficiency reviews every five years. Requires districts to develop systems which indicate the intended contribution of each projected expenditure to the achievement of specific performance objectives. Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: This measure would require school districts to reduce administrative costs (as defined by the measure) by up to $700 million. To comply with this requirement, districts could more accurately account for administrative costs, move operations from central locations to school sites, and reduce administrative spending. The measure also would result in costs of around $10 million annually for performance based budgeting, and around $20 million every five years for auditing requirements.

Proposition Number

223

Year

1998

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2551123; A: 45.5; N: 3050474; B: 54.5

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Initiative Statue

For Author

LOS ANGELES MAYOR RICHARD RIORDAN; UNITED STATES SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN; TYRONE VAHEDI, Senior Staff, State Board of Equalization, 4th District

Against Author

ROSALINE TURNBULL, President, California State PTA; STEPHEN C. BOCK, California Teacher of the Year, 1997; RUSTY HEROD, President, California School Employees Association

Rebuttal Author

JAMES A. LIVINGSTON, President, California Association of Suburban School Districts; ALVIN G. SANDRINI, President, Small School Districts' Association; RHODA COLEMAN, California Teacher of the Year, 1995

Rebuttal Against Author

CONGRESSMAN HOWARD BERMAN; STEVEN SOBOROFF, Chairman, Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles

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