In March 2020, Californians will go to the polls to vote on funding our state’s public education system: preschool, K-12, and colleges. If approved, this $15 billion general obligation bond measure would provide resources for improving seismic safety of buildings, address deferred maintenance issues and expand the physical capacity of facilities to serve California students.

Of the $15 billion allocated by the bond act, $2 billion is earmarked for the California State University, benefiting each of the CSU’s 23 campuses across the state. This represents part of a multi-pronged approach to financing the CSU’s facility needs. ​If the bond is not approved, financing of many of the facilities and deferred maintenance needs would be drawn from already strained operating funds.

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Academic and Facility Needs