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Measure G-2004 Ballot Language

"San Jose City College and Evergreen Valley College Improvement Measure: To prepare students for jobs and transfer to four-year universities by:

Building art, science and math classrooms and labs
Expanding healthcare job training facilities
Upgrading, acquiring, constructing and equipping facilities sites and classrooms

Shall San Jose Evergreen Community College Distrcit issue $185 million in bonds, at leagal rates, with citizen's oversight, guaranteed annual audits, and no money for administrators' salaries and with increasing existing tax rates?"

Measure G passed with a 65.39% approval by the voters of greater San Jose and Milpitas. A Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee as been selected and approved by the Board of Trustees. The District is currently working on the development of Project Master Schedule for the implementation of projects in this capital construction program.

Redistricting Letter of Invitation for Community Input

Prior Law vs. Prop 39

The following chart identifies the basic differences between pre-prop 39 Bond law and Measure G.

	Prior Prop 39 Law	Measure G
Specific Project list	Voluntary	Mandatory
Oversight Committee	Voluntary	Mandatory
Annual Audits	Voluntary	Mandatory
Permissible Use	Acquisition and improvement of real property (includes land and portables but not furnishings and equipment)	Acquisition and construction of school facilities and furnishings, equipping and leasing of school facilities

For additional information regarding Proposition 39 please click here.