February 14, 2020
MBUSD Community,
As you prepare to exercise your amazing privilege and vote in the March 3rd general election, I hope that you will educate yourself on State Measure 13, the Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020. State Measure 13 is a facilities bond measure. State Measure 13
has nothing to do with the Prop 13 Property Tax measure passed in 1978,
but is a facilities bond measure. Our Board of Trustees passed a r
esolution in support of State Measure 13
, as the generated funds will support our community and the modernization of our facilities.
Some of the statements from MBUSD Board Resolution 2020-5 include:
- The Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020 provides resources for the renovation and upgrade of existing classrooms, for campuses that increase student and staff safety, for classrooms and laboratories that enhance teaching and learning, for the construction and expansion of schools to accommodate growth, and for career technical education facilities to improve job and career training
- The Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020 will provide state matching funds that are prioritized for schools with pressing health and safety concerns
- The Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020 will provide additional funding for energy efficiency, earthquake safety, removal of hazardous materials, and more
- The State of California has committed funds from all previous bond measures and is currently facing an increasing backlog of unfunded needs
- The Manhattan Beach Unified School District has $250 million in facility needs that may be partially funded by state bonds
You can read the full text of the Resolution
here
.
Thanks for voting,
