Proposition Summary

Authorizes $1.5 billion in bonds, to be repaid from state's General Fund, to fund grants for construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of qualifying children's hospitals. Designates 72 percent of funds to qualifying private nonprofit hospitals providing comprehensive services to high volumes of children eligible for governmental programs and children with special health needs eligible for the California Children's Services program, 18 percent of funds to University of California general acute care children's hospitals, and 10 percent of funds to public and private nonprofit hospitals providing services to children eligible for the California Children's Services program. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $80 million annually over the next 35 years.

Proposition Number

4

Year

2018

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y:7551298; A:62.7; N:4494143; B:37.3

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative Statute

Code Sections Affected

Health and Safety Code;

For Author

JAMES STEIN, M.D., Pediatric Surgeon , MARIA MINON, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, ROBERTO GUGIG, M.D., Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Against Author

GARY WESLEY

Rebuttal Author

GARY WESLEY

Rebuttal Against Author

ANN-LOUISE KUHNS, President California Children’s Hospital Association

Download

Share

COinS