–This
bill would gut the First Amendment of private schools and other religious
institutions.
bill would gut the First Amendment of private schools and other religious
institutions.
Here is key text from the bill which is raising alarms all over the state:
This bill would limit the religious exemption from the Equity in
Higher Education Act to certain educational programs and activities of a
postsecondary educational institution that is controlled by a religious
organization. The bill would require an institution that claims an exemption
from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX to make specified
disclosures to the institution’s current and prospective students, faculty
members, and employees, and to the Student Aid Commission, concerning the
institution’s claim for the exemption. The bill would require the commission to
collect the information it receives and post and maintain a list on the
commission’s Internet Web site of all institutions claiming the exemption and
their respective bases for claiming the exemption. The bill would specify that an individual who is denied equal
rights or opportunities on the basis of gender identity, gender expression, or
sexual orientation by a postsecondary educational institution that claims the
Title IX exemption may seek appropriate remedies through civil action for
violations of the Equity in Higher Education Act. The bill would specify that its provisions shall not be construed to alter how state financial
assistance is granted or denied to any postsecondary educational institution or
students attending that institution. an educational institution that is controlled by a religious
organization and has participated in the Cal Grant Program continuously since
January 1, 2016, shall not lose its Cal Grant Program eligibility for its
failure to comply with the Equity in Higher Education Act. The bill would make the provisions of the Equity in Higher
Education Act severable.
Higher Education Act to certain educational programs and activities of a
postsecondary educational institution that is controlled by a religious
organization. The bill would require an institution that claims an exemption
from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX to make specified
disclosures to the institution’s current and prospective students, faculty
members, and employees, and to the Student Aid Commission, concerning the
institution’s claim for the exemption. The bill would require the commission to
collect the information it receives and post and maintain a list on the
commission’s Internet Web site of all institutions claiming the exemption and
their respective bases for claiming the exemption.
rights or opportunities on the basis of gender identity, gender expression, or
sexual orientation by a postsecondary educational institution that claims the
Title IX exemption may seek appropriate remedies through civil action for
violations of the Equity in Higher Education Act.
assistance is granted or denied to any postsecondary educational institution or
students attending that institution.
organization and has participated in the Cal Grant Program continuously since
January 1, 2016, shall not lose its Cal Grant Program eligibility for its
failure to comply with the Equity in Higher Education Act. The bill would make the provisions of the Equity in Higher
Education Act severable.
"A California state bill its sponsors say
will prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity at
private universities is threatening to expose faith-based schools to enormous
legal threats, school officials warn."
will prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity at
private universities is threatening to expose faith-based schools to enormous
legal threats, school officials warn."
This bill
will allow the state to discriminate against private schools of faith.
will allow the state to discriminate against private schools of faith.
Under the
guise of ending discrimination against "gender identity and sexual
orientation", this bill is actually aiding and abetting the aggressive,
anti-science, destructive LGBT agenda.
guise of ending discrimination against "gender identity and sexual
orientation", this bill is actually aiding and abetting the aggressive,
anti-science, destructive LGBT agenda.
This bill
must be stopped.
must be stopped.
Californians
from all over the state will be calling their assembly representatives to stop
this monstrous intrusion on the First Amendment.
from all over the state will be calling their assembly representatives to stop
this monstrous intrusion on the First Amendment.
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| State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Huntington Park) |
Here is
the current history on the bill:
the current history on the bill:
COMPLETE BILL HISTORY
BILL NUMBER : S.B. No. 1146
AUTHOR : Lara
TOPIC : Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination.
TYPE OF BILL :
Active
Non-Urgency
Non-Appropriations
Majority Vote Required
Non-State-Mandated Local Program
Fiscal
Non-Tax Levy
BILL HISTORY
2016
June 6 Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and JUD.
May 26 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 3957.) Ordered to
the Assembly.
We urge every member of
California MassResistance to call their assemblymembers to vote NO! on this
bill:
California MassResistance to call their assemblymembers to vote NO! on this
bill:
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