Fail: 15,939 / 43.87% Yes votes ...... 20,391 / 56.13% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

Summary:

LBUSD Press Release dated 7/21/09.

Q&A on Local Proposal to Fund Schools dated 8/03/09

Impartial Analysis from Acting County Counsel Robert E. Kalunian

Approval of Measure T would authorize the Board of Education (“Board”) of the Long Beach Unified School District (“District”) to levy a special parcel tax (“Tax”) of $92 per year on each parcel of taxable real property that receives a separate property tax bill located within the District. The Tax would be levied for five (5) years, commencing on July 1, 2010.

The Tax revenues shall only be applied for the purposes of replacing lost school revenues, retaining classroom teachers, maintaining small class sizes, vocational, career, and technical job training, and college preparatory programs, preserving academic programs in English, Math, Social Studies, History, Computer Technology, Science, Arts, Music, Sports, afterschool programs, and student access to school libraries. No proceeds of the Tax shall be used for administrators’ salaries or benefits.

An exemption from the Tax may be obtained by any owner of a parcel, used solely for owner-occupied single-family residential purposes, and who is age 65 or older, or who is receiving Supplemental Social Security Income for a disability, regardless of age, upon annual application to the District. Any parcels which are contiguous, used solely for owner-occupied, single-family residential purposes, and held under identical ownership may, by submitting an annual application, be treated as a single parcel for purposes of the Tax. Submission of any application for exemption or contiguous parcel treatment must be made by June 15 of each year in accordance with the rules and policies established by the District and/or Board.

The proceeds of the Tax shall only be applied to the specific purposes identified and shall be deposited into a separate special account. An annual written report shall be made to the Board showing the amount of funds collected and expended from the proceeds of the Tax, and the status of any projects required or authorized to be funded from the Tax. The collection of the Tax is not intended to decrease or offset any local, state, or federal revenues otherwise available to the District at any time during which the Tax may be levied. In the event that the Tax has such effect, the District shall reduce the Tax to an amount necessary to restore the decrease or offset of revenues.

The Taxes levied under this Measure shall be collected by the Treasurer and Tax Collector at the same time and manner, and subject to the same penalties, as general ad valorem property taxes, and shall become a lien upon the properties against which the Taxes are assessed and collectible.

Unpaid Taxes shall bear interest at the same rate as the rate for unpaid ad valorem property taxes.

This Measure requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote for passage.

Long Beach Unified School District

Long Beach Press Telegram

• LBUSD to put parcel tax on the ballot - By Kevin Butler (07/20/2009)