KINDERGARTEN - UNIVERSITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND ACT OF 2004
Proposition 55 is the second Bond measure authorized by AB 16, approved by the Legislature and Governor two years ago. It's slated for the March 2, 2004 General Election, and, if approved, will authorize the sale of General Obligation bonds in the amount of $12.3 billion, allocated as follows:
K-12: $10 billion
$5.26 billion for new school construction related to growth
$2.25
billion for modernization of older schools
$2.44 billion for Critically
Overcrowded Schools
$50 million for joint-use facilities
Higher Education: $2.3 billion
$690 million for the University of California
$690 million for the
California State University
$920 million for the California Community
Colleges
* If Proposition 55 is approved by voters, CSUN will receive funding for three projects:
. Equipment (to complete the Engineering Renovation project, begun with Proposition 47 monies): $3,429,000 [2004-05]
. Construction: Science 1 Replacement: $46,193,000 [2004-05]
. Planning/Working Drawings/Design: Performing Arts Center: $1,168,000 (to be matched by $3,372,000 from the University Foundation [2005-06]
SEE PHOTOS BELOW
Photo of existing lab in Science1
Artist's rendering of a science lab in the new replacement building
Analysis
of Proposition 55 by Nonpartisan Legislative Analyst
History of Facilities Bond Acts in California
Voter Registration Information
This page last updated: January 22, 2004