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Proposition 13 would spend $15 billion on California schools

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo, a student walks through a hallway where bunches of electrical wires hang from the ceiling at Lake Elementary School in San Pablo, Calif. Built in the 1950s, the school has old linoleum floor tiles that contain asbestos, as does the insulation around the school's hulking old steel furnace. The only statewide measure on Tuesday's California primary ballot, Proposition 13, is a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and have issues ranging from leaky roofs and old wiring to toxic mold. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker, File )
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Posted at 11:03 AM, Mar 03, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-03 14:03:34-05

The only statewide measure on Tuesday's California primary ballot is a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and have issues ranging from leaky roofs to toxic mold.

About $9 billion of the Proposition 13 money would go to K-12 schools. Priority would be given to addressing health and safety concerns, including removing asbestos.

The measure also would put an end to the first-come, first-served process of allocating funds that critics say favors richer districts.

Opponents say California has a large budget surplus and shouldn't borrow more money.

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