If Prop 55, the 2004 School Bond Measure passes, Orange County will receive $973 million to repair and enhance schools, from kindergarten through university levels. In fact, Orange County will not only receive the benefits of enhanced learning facilities, but this money will spur economic activity.

“With passage of Proposition 55, Orange County’s labor income and job growth will increase,” said Anil Puri, dean of the College of Business and Economics at Cal State Fullerton and head of the Institute of Economic and Environmental Studies, “If voters approve the bond, we can expect approximately $1.5 billion in additional county economic activity, nearly 11,000 new jobs and $574,000 generated in wages,” Puri explained. “This is attributable to the influx of money that will be needed for supplies, labor and planning for the building and re-construction of schools that will be required as a result.”