DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Carlos J. Contreras III
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Moving May 2, 2020 Special Election to November 3, 2020
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance ordering a sales and use tax election to be moved from May 2, 2020 to November 3, 2020 in the City of San Antonio, Texas to reauthorize the current 1/8th of a cent sales and use tax for a period of eight years for the benefit of the San Antonio Early Childhood Municipal Development Corporation's (the "Corporation") Pre-K 4 SA Program, in accordance with Chapter 379A of the Texas Local Government Code.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In August 2012, City Council authorized the creation of the San Antonio Early Childhood Education Municipal Development Corporation for the purposes of developing early childhood literacy and educational programs in accordance with Chapter 379A of the Texas Local Government Code, known as the Better Jobs Act. In November 2012, San Antonio voters approved a 1/8th of a cent sales tax for the benefit of the Corporation to fund the Pre-K 4 SA Initiative for an initial eight-year period. The program increases the quality of early learning in San Antonio using a four-pronged approach: education centers, professional learning, family engagement, and competitive grants. Each year, 2,000 children are served directly at the four education centers and the program additionally supports more than 55,000 children through professional learning and competitive grants.
Pre-K 4 SA is governed by an eleven-member Board of Directors appointed by City Council. Board Members serve two-year staggered terms. The program is self-supported with the 1/8 cent sales tax approved by voters in 2012 and does not receive any revenue from the City's General Fund. The program's business model is to partner with independent school districts to leverage state funding for Pre-K. Under terms of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Pre-K 4 SA and partner ...
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