Title

State Payments to Parents of Public School Children. Standardized Testing. Initiative Statute.

Attorney General No.

SA2005RF0078,Amdt. #1-NS

Secretary of State No.

1141

Description

Amends state law to require that a grant of $1,000.00 be awarded to the parent or guardian of each public school student in grades 2 through 11 with a score of proficient or higher on all portions of the California Standards Test administered pursuant to California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. Provides that California's Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine qualifying scores for grant purposes, and provides for an annual appropriation from the General Fund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction to fund the required payments. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Annual state costs in the hundreds of millions of dollars to over $1 billion to provide grants to families of students performing well on standardized tests.

Proponents

Billie Jo Aldrich-Fallert

Date

7-14-2005

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

State Payments to Parents of Public School Children. Standardized Testing. Initiative Statute. California Initiative 1141 (2005).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1301