Prop 13: Community College District Voices Support

EAST BAY — The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District's Board of Trustees signed a resolution in support of Proposition 13, the Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020, at a meeting earlier this month. Prop 13 is the largest school facilities bond in state history.

If it passes, money from the bonds will be used to invest $15 billion for school infrastructure for preschool, K-12 and colleges in California.

The California Community College system is the largest postsecondary system of education in the world, enrolling approximately 2.1 million students each year. Chabot College in Hayward and Las Positas College in Livermore are operated by the local district.

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District has one billion dollars' worth of infrastructure and facility needs. Proposition 13 will provide $2 billion to community colleges for constructing new classrooms to accommodate growth, repair health and safety issues, renovate facilities and equip learning spaces with essential technology. Chabot and Las Positas colleges will apply for matching grants to tackle the long list of facility upgrades.

Proposition 13 is on the March 3 California statewide ballot.

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