1988 California Proposition 98

Referendum on education funding February 2026 February 2026 Proposition 98 School Funding California 4,628,737 4,500,503 File:1988 California Proposition 98 results map by county.svg County results For #7D9CBB 60%–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50%–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Against #BCBC83 60%–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50%–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid California Proposition 98 is a ballot initiative that requires a minimum percentage of the state budget to be spent on K-12 education and community colleges. Prop 98 guarantees an annual increase in education in the California budget.Proposition 98 Primer Prop 98, also called the "Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act," amended the California Constitution to mandate a minimum level of education spending based on three tests. Test 1 requires spending on education to make up the same programmatic share of the budget as it did in 1986–87.Due to complicated shifts in accounting and definitions, this has ranged from 35 to 41 percent. Test 2, generally used in years of strong state budget growth, requires spending on education to equal the previous year’s spending plus per capita growth and student enrollment adjustment. Test 3, used in years of weak state budget growth, guarantees the prior year’s spending plus adjustment for enrollment growth, increases for any changes in per capita general fund revenues, and any changes in state general funds plus 0.5 percent.https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526 A Historical Review of Proposition 98 January 18, 2017 Legislative Analyst’s Office This is accomplished by shifting specified amounts of property tax revenues from cities, counties and special districts to "educational revenue augmentation funds" (ERAF) to support schools statewide.http://www.ci.covina.ca.us/news/ERAF_facts.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20080529091305/http://www.ci.covina.ca.us/news/ERAF_facts.pdf 2008-05-29 Fact Sheet: The ERAF Property Tax Shift Proposition 98 can be suspended only by a two-thirds vote of the California Legislature. The initiative was motivated by 1978's Proposition 13, which limited assessed property taxes to one percent of a home's value in California and thus limited the amount of local funds that could be spent on school districts. http://www.caltax.org/MEMBER/digest/feb2000/feb00-4.htm Senator Peace: Cure Prop. 13 'Sickness' by Reassessing Commercial Property, Boosting the Homeowners' Exemption and Cutting the Sales Tax Cal Tax Digest dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150203143229/http://www.caltax.org/MEMBER/digest/feb2000/feb00-4.htm 2015-02-03 Proposition 98 has been attacked by some groups because it mandates "auto-pilot spending" and reduces the Legislature's budgetary flexibility.:: California Family Council ::February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes PE.com | Opinion | Agenda 2006 References Notes External links Proposition 98 Primer https://web.archive.org/web/20070814013250/http://www.edsource.org/pub_edfct_prop98.cfm https://web.archive.org/web/20070927082442/http://www.edsource.org/pdf/prop98_06.pdf pe.com 98 1988 Category:Initiatives in the United States