Resolution in Support of Proposition 47, The Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Act of 2002
Support for Proposition 47, the
Kindergarten-University
Public Education Facilities Act of 2002
WHEREAS Proposition 47, the
Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Act of 2002, allows the
state of California to issue $13.05 billion in general obligation bonds for the
construction and renovation of public elementary, secondary, and
higher-education facilities throughout the state of California; and
WHEREAS the need for such funding is acute at
all levels of education, which face dramatic enrollment growth over the next
decade; and
WHEREAS Proposition 47 would provide $496
million for construction and renovation in the CaliforniaStateUniversity
system;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Academic Senate of San Francisco
State University support Proposition 47 as a way to fund the need for
facilities facing California’s elementary, middle, and high schools, community
colleges, and public universities; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Academic Senate SFSU urge voters to support
Proposition 47 in the November 2002 general election; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Academic Senate SFSU urge campus
administrators and organizations to increase public awareness of Proposition 47
and its importance to public education in California; and be if finally
RESOLVED that this support be communicated to the
Yes on 47 campaign
***UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED by the Academic Senate at its meeting on October 8th,
2003***