Recent state funding propositions

California Proposition 30, a Sales and Income Tax Increase Initiative, was on the ballot Links to an external site. in California Links to an external site. on November 6, 2012, as an initiated constitutional amendment Links to an external site., where it was approved.^{[1] Links to an external site.}

For more info on Prop 30, see BallotPedia Links to an external site..

California Prop 55, Extension of the Prop 30 Income Tax Increase (2016):  The California Extension of the Proposition 30 Income Tax Increase Initiative, also known as Proposition 55, was on the November 8, 2016, ballot Links to an external site. in California Links to an external site. as an initiated constitutional amendment Links to an external site.. It was approved.

The measure was designed to allocate about 89 percent of revenue from the tax increase to K-12 schools and 11 percent to state community colleges. It was also designed to allocate an additional $2 billion in certain years to Medi-Cal and other health programs.^{[1] Links to an external site.}

An income tax was approved in 2012 under Proposition 30 Links to an external site.. The measure also had a sales tax component that Proposition 55 did not extend. Without extension through approval of Proposition 55 or another like it, the income tax approved under Proposition 30 was designed to be phased out starting in 2018.^{[2] Links to an external site.[3] Links to an external site.} Proposition 30 raised about $6 billion per year since it was approved in 2012.^{[3]  Links to an external site.}

For more information on Prop 55, see BallotPedia Links to an external site..