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1,A-5 THE FACTS ABOUT PROPOSITION 1A www.YesonProp1A.com THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION = PROPOSITION 1 A LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY HISTORIC AGREEMENT To PROTECT LOCAL SERVICES ARE THREATENED TAXPAYERS AND VITAL LOCAL SERVICES For more than a dozen years, the state legislature Prop 1A is a historic bipartisan agreement between has been taking local tax dollars that local Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, local governments use to provide vital services like fire governments, legislators, public safety officials, protection, paramedic response, law enforcement, healthcare advocates, taxpayers and community healthcare, parks and libraries. The State has leaders. Prop 1A prevents the State Legislature taken more than $40 billion from cities, counties from taking and using local government funds. and special districts in the last 12 years. If these Prop 1A would keep more of our local tax dollars raids continue, it could mean fewer firefighters, local and would protect funding for vital local fewer law enforcement officers and longer services like fire and paramedic response, law waits at emergency rooms -- or higher local enforcement, healthcare, parks, libraries, and taxes and fees. transportation. What Proposition 1A Does: ./ Restricts the State Leaislature's ability to raid local aovernment funding, including local government share of existing sales taxes, property taxes and VLF revenues. ./ Protects funding for local services like fire and paramedic response, law enforcement, emergency and trauma care, parks, roads, libraries, transportation and more. ./ Requires the State to provide funding for any program or service the State forces local governments to provide. If the State fails to provide funding, Legislature must repeal these state-mandates. ./ Provides flexibility in a state budaet emeraency. Prop 1A allows the State to borrow local government revenues if funds are needed in fiscal emergency to support schools or other state programs. What Proposition 1 A DOES NOT Do: 0 Does not raise taxes. Prop 1 A helps ensure local governments don't have to raise taxes or fees in the future to make up for revenues raided by the State Legislature. 0 Does not reduce funding for schools or any other state programs or services. 0 Does not increase funding to local governments. 0 Does not prevent the state from borrowing local funds in times of fiscal emergency, or shut the door to future reforms of the state-local fiscal relationship. Proposition 1 A Replaces Need for Prop 65. A coalition of local government officials placed Proposition 65 on the ballot earlier this year to stop the State from taking local government funding. HOWEVER, that was before passage of the historic bipartisan agreement that put Prop 1A on the ballot. Prop 1A is a better, more flexible approach to protecting local services and local tax dollars. That's why ALL the official proponents of Prop 65 are now supportina Proposition 1A and opposina Proposition 65. Paid for By Yes on lA Californians to Protect Local Taxpayers and Public Safety, Sponsored by a coalition oflocal government organizations, League of California Cities (non-public funds account), California State Association of Counties (non-public funds account) and the California Special Districts Association (non-public funds account). 1121 L Street, #803· Sacramento, CA 95814· Phone (800) 827-9086· www.YesonProp1A.com . - - - - "M~"_. ......_-," .-.---