the november election will directly impact your student tuition. proposition 30: “the schools and...
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The November election will directly impact your
student tuition.
Proposition 30: “The Schools and Local Public
Safety Protection Act”
But this November, students can vote on higher or lower tuition…
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CSU Tuition is up more than 300% in past
decade – another 9% just th
is fall.
Proposition 30: “The Schools andLocal Public Safety Protection Act”
Increases income tax on the rich for 7 years
Increases the sales tax for 4 years by ¼ percent
Generates $8.5 billion in the first year and $5-7
billion each year after. Frees up $5.6 billion for
higher ed and other vital programs.
For CSU students, it means a 9%
tuition refund = $498
The CSU would get cut by $250 million, and tuition could go up $150. Plus no refund – a $648 increase over last year!
If Prop 30 doesn’t pass, the Board of Trustees plans:
Class elimination Program elimination
Faculty and staff layoffs Enrollment Cuts
If Prop 30 DOESN’T pass…
If Prop 30 DOESN’T pass…
Primary education suffers massive cuts. K-12 schools could lose 3 weeks
of the school year.
For CSU students, there are plenty of reasons to vote this November!
You can register to vote at: sos.ca.gov
• Vote-By-Mail Ballots begin arriving: October 9
• The deadline to register is: October 22
• VBM ballots can be mailed in or dropped off anytime before 8pm election night
• Election day is: November 6
Mark Your Calendar
There’s more you can do
• To get informed, do your own research at yesonprop30.com and stopprop30.com
• At many CSU campuses, election-related events are being scheduled through October