Gov. Jerry Brown has framed it as a simple choice for voters: Pass
Proposition 30 or schools will suffer early shutdowns and college
students will pay higher tuition.
But education leaders privately have discussed fallback efforts to spare schools from some of the worst consequences, especially after the initiative fell below 50 percent in recent polls.
School groups are expected to lobby hard to reverse or ease budget reductions headed their way if voters reject Proposition 30. They have two main paths: the Capitol or the courts.
"The education community will use every tool at its disposal to fight the cuts," said Kevin Gordon, a longtime K-12 lobbyist.
Brown insists the budget is a closed book. He says he will not revisit the prescribed cuts to education, so schools must deal with less funding this year if voters reject Proposition 30. He promises to be a stubborn gatekeeper, no matter how hard education forces lobby.
"The cuts are in the budget, the law of California," Brown said Thursday in San Francisco. "They cannot be changed unless the Legislature wants to reverse it and the governor signs the bill, and I won't sign the bill. You can take that to the bank."
His stance has political benefits heading into the election, since he wants voters to know their decision on Proposition 30 has serious consequences, what critics consider a "gun to the head." California also has assured lenders the state will cut school funding to balance its books if the initiative fails; a reversal could hurt the state's credit position.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/03/4959803/is-there-a-plan-b-for-the-state.html
But education leaders privately have discussed fallback efforts to spare schools from some of the worst consequences, especially after the initiative fell below 50 percent in recent polls.
School groups are expected to lobby hard to reverse or ease budget reductions headed their way if voters reject Proposition 30. They have two main paths: the Capitol or the courts.
"The education community will use every tool at its disposal to fight the cuts," said Kevin Gordon, a longtime K-12 lobbyist.
Brown insists the budget is a closed book. He says he will not revisit the prescribed cuts to education, so schools must deal with less funding this year if voters reject Proposition 30. He promises to be a stubborn gatekeeper, no matter how hard education forces lobby.
"The cuts are in the budget, the law of California," Brown said Thursday in San Francisco. "They cannot be changed unless the Legislature wants to reverse it and the governor signs the bill, and I won't sign the bill. You can take that to the bank."
His stance has political benefits heading into the election, since he wants voters to know their decision on Proposition 30 has serious consequences, what critics consider a "gun to the head." California also has assured lenders the state will cut school funding to balance its books if the initiative fails; a reversal could hurt the state's credit position.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/03/4959803/is-there-a-plan-b-for-the-state.html
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