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Proposition 13 would spend $15 billion on California schools

If voters approve it, $9 billion would go to K-12 schools.

CALIFORNIA, USA — The only statewide measure on California's March 3 primary election ballot is Proposition 13, a $15 billion bond to build, repair and modernize schools in California

If voters approve it, $9 billion would go to K-12 schools. The priority is on health and safety concerns, including earthquake risks, and removing toxic mold and asbestos from aging classrooms and lead from drinking water. 

The rest would go to public universities and community colleges. Teachers unions, doctors and firefighters are among the backers. 

The main opposition comes from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Association, which says the state should use its budget surplus to pay for school improvements rather than borrow the money.

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