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Re: Poly History Story

Re: Poly History Story

03/19/12 - posted by Frank Dunnigan

Tammy is right--same issues today, 36 years after the SNACK concert. What's especially upsetting is that California voters passed Prop 37 on November 6, 1984, creating the California State Lottery, with the first tickets sold just one year later on October 3, 1985.

The law was designed to provide more money to schools without imposing extra taxes. Under conditions approved by the voters, the Lottery was required to provide 34% of its revenues to California public schools by supplementing other funds allocated by the State. There was specific wording in the law that Lottery funds could NOT be used as a substitute for other funding methods. The law also specified that there was to be a 50% payout in prize money and a cap of 16% on administrative costs.

So why do we still have the same problems with school funding after 26 years of the California Lottery?

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