It was viewed as a means of dismantling affirmative action, which allowed racial and other preferences in public hiring and admissions in order to make up for a history of discrimination. The Opportunity For All Coalition celebrates the historic passage of ACA 5 by the California State Legislature, allowing California voters to reinstate affirmative action. The California State Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to repeal Proposition 209, a ballot initiative passed in 1996 to prevent the state from discriminating on the basis of race for any purpose. Below, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber argues that Proposition 209 should be repealed.

Proposition 209 passed in 1996 and amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, gender, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, contracting, and education. When Proposition 209, or the California Civil Rights Initiative, was originally passed in November 1996 with 54.6% of the vote, it was the first piece of legislation of its kind in the United States. Jump to: navigation, search. 209 was the culmination of decades of controversy over affirmative action policies in California.

California Lawmakers Seek To Reinstate Affirmative Action by Repealing Proposition 209 Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 is now … Led by then-Gov. California Proposition 16, Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment (2020) From Ballotpedia. SUBSCRIBE. For the first time in a generation, Californians will have the opportunity to vote to repeal Proposition 209 and reinstate affirmative action statewide. The California Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment may appear on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.

On June 25 th the California State Senate passed a resolution to place a proposition on the November ballot to repeal Proposition 209 and amend the state constitution. Effectively, Prop 209 prevents race-based affirmative action in state contracts, government jobs, and university admissions. Prop.

Affirmative Action. In this 2012 file photo, students hoping for a repeal of California’s Proposition 209 protest in San Francisco. This website is in the process of being updated.