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SAMPLE LETTER #3
To: (State Assemblymember, State Senator or Governor)

While it is clear there are extraordinary challenges in balancing the state’s budget, as your constituent and a member of the PTA, I strongly oppose the governor’s 2008–09 budget proposal and his plans to suspend
the Proposition 98 minimum funding guarantee for education. Our students and schools did not create this budget problem, and their progress shouldn’t be undermined because of it.

The governor’s budget reductions would be disastrous to public schools and they are fundamentally inconsistent with the state’s goal of improving student achievement.

For my children, these cuts would mean (PERSONALIZE WITH SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF IMPACT OF CUTS)
Voters passed Proposition 98 twenty years ago to ensure a minimum funding guarantee for our schools. Over the years, we’ve reaffirmed our support for this law. It’s time for the politicians to listen to the voters and stop trying to siphon money away from our students.

I want to urge the Legislature to reject the Governor’s short-sighted budget and invest in California’s future.

Sincerely,

(Name)       Insert
(Address)    Insert
(City)          Insert

Signature:____________________________                        Dated:__________________


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