http://kvpr.org en http://kvpr.org/post/california-lawmaker-proposes-changes-proposition-13 <p></p><p>California Democratic state Senator Mark Leno plans to introduce a constitutional amendment on Monday that will make it easier to pass local taxes for schools.</p><p>The amendment would allow voters to pass school parcel taxes with a 55-percent vote instead of the two-thirds vote required by Proposition 13.</p><p>Jon Coupal&nbsp;with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association says the legislation isn’t surprising given that Democrats now hold a supermajority in the legislature.</p> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:19:48 +0000 Amy Quinton 7535 at http://kvpr.org California Lawmaker Proposes Changes to Proposition 13