From the ECS State Policy Database State Policymaking--Ballot Questions

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CA Signed into law 06/2012 Community College Community College Funding Boost If Tax Increase Approved S.B. 1016 - Community College Funding Boost If Tax Increase Approved From section 69 of bill summary: Requires that, if the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 is approved by the voters at t... More... CO Rejected by voters 09/2008 P-12 Funding for Pre-K to 12 Education Amendment 59 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution concerning the manner in which the state funds public education from preschool to 12th grade; requ... More... CO Rejected by voters 08/2008 Postsec. Community College Funds for College Scholarships and Other Purposes Amendment 58 Eliminates a credit against the severance tax on oil and gas for property taxes paid by oil and gas producers and interest owners; reduces t... More... CO Approved by voters 08/2008 Community College Postsec. Gaming Funds for Community Colleges Amendment 50 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution concerning limited gaming; allows voters in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek to vote on... More... AR On 11/04/2008 Ballot. 04/2008 Postsec. Community College Lottery Funds for College Scholarships Amendment 3 Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution; authorizes the General Assembly to establish, operate, and regulate State lotteries to fund... More... NM On November 2008 Ballot 12/2007 P-12 Increase Size of Certain School Boards S.J.R. 6 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to increase the size of school boards in school districts with a specified population; provides fo... More... NJ Rejected by voters 09/2007 P-12 Property Tax Relief V. 5 Public Question 1 Property tax. Dedicated annual revenue of an amount equal to a tax rate of 1% under the state sales tax for property tax reform FAILED 47-5... More... NV Passed Legislature, On November 2010 Ballot 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Organization, Duties and Appointment of the Board of Regents S.J.R. 4 Proposes to amend the state constitution to require the legislature to provide for the organization and duties of the board of regents and t... More... CO Rejected by voters 11/2006 P-12 District Budget Requirements (65%) as Statute Referendum J (REFERENDUM J; HB 06-1283) Creates the State Public School Expenditures Accountability Act. If approved, would amend state statutes to requi... More... ID Rejected by voters 11/2006 P-12 Sales Tax and Local Public Schools Investment Fund Proposition 1 Relates to K-12 public school funding. Adds 1% sales tax rate, revenue stream for this component of K-12 local public school funding; creat... More... ID Approved by voters 11/2006 P-12 Property Tax Ballot Initiative Advisory Vote Submits an advisory vote to the electors regarding whether the state keep the property tax relief adopted in August 2006, reducing property ... More... AL Approved by voters 11/2006 P-12 Minimum 10 Mills Property Tax Statewide Amendment Number Two Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to require at least 10 mills of property tax are levied for every school district in the sta... More... AL Approved by voters 11/2006 P-12 Election of Macon County Board of Education Statewide Amendment Number Three Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to provide for the election of the Macon County Board of Education from four single-member d... More... NV Approved by voters 11/2006 P-12 Education First Initiative Petition Ballot Question # 1 Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to require the legislature to fund the operation of the public schools for K-12th grades bef... More... LA Approved by voters 09/2006 P-12 Central Community School System Amendment 8 Proposes a Constitutional amendment to grant to the Central Community School System in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted pa... More... LA Approved by voters 09/2006 P-12 Prohibiting Legislative Mandates on Local Boards Amendment 9 Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide that no law, unless enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legisla... More... LA Approved by voters 09/2006 Postsec. Postsecondary Investment in Stocks Amendment 10 Proposes an amendment to the constitution to authorize the investment in stocks of up to 35% of the state-funded permanently endowed funds o... More... MI Rejected by voters 08/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Educational Funding Guarantee V. 6 (Prop. 5) Would require the state to provide annual funding increases equal to the rate of inflation for public schools, intermediate school districts... More... AZ On 11/07/2006 Ballot. 07/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Funding Ballot Initiative V. 18; (NEW BILL) (PROPOSITION I-16-2006) Increases funding for early childhood development and health programs; provides that local councils would distribute... More... AZ Approved by voters 07/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Development and Health Initiative V. 18 (Prop. 203) (PROPOSITION 203 I-16-2006) Increases funding for early childhood development and health programs. Purpose is to improve quality and increas... More... MI Approved by voters 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Bans Affirmative Action By State V. 3 (Prop. 2) Amends the state Constitution through a ballot proposal to prohibit the University of Michigan and other state universities, the state, and ... More... AZ On 11/07/2006 Ballot. 06/2006 Community College Postsec. Community College Funding Ballot Initiative V. 2 (Prop. 2056) (PROPOSITION HCR 2056-2006) Amends the State Constitution; relates to local property tax levies and community college districts; provides a ... More... AZ Approved by voters 06/2006 Postsec. Prohibition of In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants V. 7 (Prop. 300) (PROPOSITION SCR 1031-2006) Submits to the people of the State a measure relating to family literacy public program eligibility; prohibits e... More... CO Rejected by voters 06/2006 P-12 65% of School Budgets for Instruction Amendment 39 (H.B. 1283) Proposes a constitutional amendment to require that in each state fiscal year a school district spend at least 65% of its operational expend... More... CA Rejected by Voters. 06/2006 P-12 Voluntary Public Preschool Program V. 3 (Prop. 82) Proposes an amendment to the California Constitution to establish a right to voluntary public preschool for all four-year old children, admi... More... NV Died 03/2006 P-12 Truth in Science Initiative Initiative Petition The Truth in Science Initiative (Initiative) proposes to add a new section to the Constitution regarding how evolution is to be taught in th... More... UT Approved by voters 11/2004 Postsec. Intellectual Property Constitutional Amendment 2 Authorizes the state or a public institution of higher education to acquire an ownership interest in a private business in exchange for righ... More... CA Vetoed--in Senate to unfinished business 10/2004 P-12 Grant Joint Union High School District S.B. 1271 The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state and incurred... More... ME On November 2004 Ballot 09/2004 P-12 Limits on Real and Property Taxes Ballot Initiative TITLE: An Act to Impose Limits on Real and Personal Property Taxes QUESTION: "Do you want to limit property taxes to 1% of the assessed valu... More... AZ Adopted, on November 2004 Ballot 06/2004 P-12 State Board of Education Membership SCR 1022; Ballot Measure 105 Proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution; Changes the composition of the state board of education by removing a member of the State Ju... More... SD Adopted, On November 2004 Ballot 02/2004 P-12 Provision of Certain Services to All Children HJR 1003/Constitutional Amendment B Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election amendments to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of South D... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Ad Valorem Property Tax H.B. 1162 Increases the uniform rate of ad valorem property tax by three mills subject to the approval of the voters in this state to be used solely f... More... NC Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 State Fund for Certain Moneys S.B. 965 An Act to amend the North Carolina Constitution to provide that the General Assembly may place clear proceeds of civil penalties, civil forf... More...