Proposition 3 would provide permanent funding for schools and health care by extending existing tax on high-income Californians, who earn over $371,000 annually. 

The proposition would result in $5 billion to $15 billion of annual tax revenue collected, which would be distributed among education and public health funding.

The rate of taxation is dependent on the individual income, with a 10.3% range for earners over $371,000 annually and a 12.3% range for earners over $721,000 annually, according to the voter information guide. 

Oliver Ford, business administration freshman, understands the reasoning behind Proposition 3 and said he believes diverting funding to educational spaces is important.

“If they make more money and they pay a small or somewhat reasonable [price], more than people who are in the lower class, to me, that makes sense,” Ford said.

The tax was first enacted in 2012 and is set to expire in 2031. However, Proposition 3 would remove the expiration date and make the tax permanent, according to the voter information guide.   

The proposition was put on the ballot by a sign of petitioners, according to the Voter Guide.

The California Teachers Association, California School Employees Association, California State PTA, California Democratic Party and the California Medical Association support Proposition 3, according to the secretary of state’s voter guide. 

Supporters argue public school systems rely on the funding and would face major layoffs without it, according to the California Teachers Association website.

Opponents of Proposition 3 include the California Taxpayers Association and Reform California, according to the secretary of state voter guide. 

Opponents argue Proposition 3 does not help decrease wasteful spending in education, so taxpayers would not see an improvement in the services, according to the Reform California website.

Isabella Hallman, a mathematics sophomore, said she is not concerned about high-income individuals leaving California in response to the tax. She said she hopes other states would instead implement their own high-income tax. 

“If it starts working here, then other states are hopefully gonna want to pile into that. It’s a group effort. You can’t really predict what’s gonna happen,” Hallman said.

Hallman said she believes the tax revenue’s funding toward public education and quality teachers is important. 

“Education is so powerful and people don’t realize that having good education is what makes the U.S. so great. Because we put so much effort into our education,” Hallman said.