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Exhibit CC 03-17-14 Item #1 SCA-5ILA TO: City Council FROM: Louis Sarmiento DATE: March 17, 2014 RE: Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 (SCA -5) MEMORANDUM Please find the attached joint press release from Senator Hernandez and Assembly Speaker Perez regarding the current status of SCA -5. As noted herein, Sen. Hernandez, author of the measure, has requested that Speaker Perez send the measure back to the Senate without taking action. 0 6r 22 ` v STATE CAPITOL ROOM 2080 SACRAMENTO. CA 95814 SENA rOR 7 "GL (916) 651 4024 FAA ,916)445 -0485 ED HER'.N'ANDEZ, O.D. TWENTY- F.O -U,RTH SENATE DISTRICT 100 S. VINCENT AVENUE SUITE 401 WEST COVINA, CA 91790 TE1. i).130_2499 PAa 526),120-2,191 Press Release (Embargoed until 3/17/14 at 3pm) Contact: Janet Chin, Comm. Dir. March 17, 2014 (626)430 -2499 Senator Ed Hernandez Announces Bicameral Commission on SCA 5 and Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (Sacramento, CA) - - -In collaboration with Serrate pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Speaker John Perez, we are announcing the formation of.a joint Senate and Assembly Commission tasked with holding hearings up and down the state to solicit expert testimony, as well as public input, concerning SCA 5 and equal opportunity in California's public institutions of higher learning. Given the scare tactics and misinformation used by certain groups opposed to SCA 5, we felt it was necessary to have a discussion based on facts and take the time to hear from experts on the challenges our public universities and colleges face with regards to diversity, as well as the implications for California's workforce and our overall competitiveness in a global economy. Although I have met with, and will continue to meet with, individuals and organizations that have concerns regarding SCA 5, these Commission hearings will be yet another opportunity for people to have their voices heard. Even though SCA 5 has been moving through the Legislature since early last year, I have agreed to hold the bill until this Commission has completed its work and allow even more time for a robust and constructive debate about how we improve and expand opportunities in California's higher education system. I look forward to the discussions ahead and the opportunity to work with my colleagues in the Senate and the Assembly, and all Californians, to address; the serious inequities in our higher education system. i. CUPERTINO CC 3 -17 -14 Item #1 Redlined wording "in its current form" at last line OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014 -3255 TELEPHONE: (408) 777 -3212 www.cupertino.org CITY COUNCIL. STAFF REPORT Meeting: March 17, 2014 Subject Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 (SCA -5) Recommended Action Staff recommends that City Council provide direction on the City's position on proposed legislation. Discussion SCA -5 is a measure in the California Legislature, which would pose to the voters, if passed by both houses, the question of whether to remove "public education" from the prohibition of the "State" from discriminating, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. In the section's definition of "State," the following would be removed from the Constitution: "public university system, including the University of California, community college district, school district." Further, the proposal would add, "'State' does not include the University of California or the Public School. System." As provided in Article 18 of California Constitution, the Legislature may submit a measure to the voters in a general election after the measure passes a two- thirds vote in each house. The measure has passed in the Senate, and currently is in the Assembly. On January 301h, SCA -5 was read for the first time and held at the desk. The remaining steps in the Assembly are: the Rules Committee Will assign the measure to committee (likely Higher Education), committee hearing, con:imittee action, second hearing, and third hearing. As this measure is a constitutional amendment, if passed by two- thirds of each house, it will go to a vote of the electorate. The last day for the Secretary of State to determine whether the measure qualifies for the November 2014 ballot is June 26. The purpose of the legislation is to submit a constitutional amendment to the voters; which, if approved, would allow for consideration of racial or other protected categories in the admissions process of public schools, specifically the U.C. System. The California Constitution confers broad powers upon the U.C. Regents, including the "full e powers of organization and government" subject to legislative control in certain areas. (Cal. Const. Art IX, Sect. 9). As with any other public entity, the U.C. Regents are bound by the California Constitution, and any amendment. The current U.C. Regents policy regarding admission provides, in relevant part: Mindful of its mission as a public institution, the University of California has a historic commitment to provide places within the University for all eligible applicants who are residents of California. The University seeks to enroll, on each of its campuses, a student body that, beyond meeting the University's eligibility requirements, demonstrates high academic achievement or exceptional personal talent, and that encompasses the broad diversity of cultural, racial, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds characteristic of California." Regents Policy 2102, "Policy on Undergraduate Admissions ". The State and the U.C. Regents are bound by the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent. In particular, state university "decisions based on race or ethnic origin... are reviewable under the Fourteenth Amendment," Univ. of Cal. V. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265,287 (1978), using a strict scrutiny standard. Under strict scrutiny, a university must clearly demonstrate that its "purpose or interest is both constitutionally permissible and substantial, and that its use of the classification is necessary... to the accomplishment of its purpose." 438 U.S. at 305. In Bakke, Justice Powell identified the interest in the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body as a compelling interest that could justify the consideration of race. The Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger added, "To be narrowly tailored, a race - conscious admissions program cannot use a quota system" 539 U.S. 306, 334 (2003), but it must "remain flexible enough to ensure that each applicant is evaluated as an individual and not in a way that makes an applicant's race or ethnicity the defining feature of his or her application," 539 U.S. at 337. As of January 24, 2014, American Civil Rights Coalition is the only organization opposing the bill that is acknowledged in California Senate documents. The following organizations support S'CA -5: - AFSCME; - American Association of University Women; - Association of California Healthcare Districts; - Bassett Teachers Association; - California Academy of Physician Assistants; - California Association for Nurse Practitioners; - California Black Chamber of Commerce; - California Black Health Network; I - California Communities United Institute; California Hospital Association; California Medical Association; California Nurses Association; California Pan - Ethnic Health Network; California Pharmacists Association; California Primary Care Association; California. State Student Association; California Teachers Association; Equal Justice Society; - Equality California; - Health Access California; - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities; - Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area; Medical Oncology Association of Southern California, Inc.; People Improving Communities through Organizing; - Public Advocates; - The Greenlining Institute; University of California Student Association; and Western Center on Law and Poverty The ad hoc Legislative Action Committee, consisting of Mayor Wong and Vice Mayor Sinks, met and recommended that Council oppose SCA -5 i itS EUFrent Form Prepared by: Louis Sarmiento, Assistant to the City Manager and Council .Reviewed by: Rick Kitson, Public Affairs Director Approved for Submission by: David Brandt, City Manager Attachments: A - Text of SCA -5 Capitol Alert: John A. Perez halts effort to overturn California's Prop. 20!) http:// blogs. sacbee .com /capitolalertlatest/2014 /03 /john -a- perez- halts -... �G 31 «il .171-11, SAC R:A N[EiN 1'0 13EE salcbee.com The latest on California politics and government March 17, 2014 John A. Perez halts effort to overturn California's Prop. 209 California voters will not be asked this year to decide whether to roll back California's ban on racial preferences in college admissions, Assembly Speaker John A. Perez announced Monday. At the request of Sen. Ed Hernandez, author of Senate Constitutional Amendment 5, Perez said he is sending the measure back to the Senate without taking any action in the lower house. ":It really is driven most by my interest in making sure we come out with the best policy outcomes," Perez said. "And as it's currently written I don't think SCA 5 gives us that. As it's currently written it requires a mo- thirds vote of both houses, and those votes don't exist in both houses." Perez said he and Senate leader Darrell Steinberg will form a task force to discuss whether California should change the way it admits students to public universities. The group will include representatives from the University of California, California State University and the community colleges, he said. The move came a week after three Asian- American state senators -- who had previously voted for SCA 5 -- asked Perez to,p q a_ stop the measure.. I of 3 3/17/2014 1:50 PM Capitol Alert: John A. Perez halts effort to overturn California's Prop. 209http:// blogs. sacbee .com/capitolatertlatest/2014 /03 /john- a- perez- halts- we have heard from thousands of people throughout California voicing their concerns about the potential impacts," Sens. Ted Lieu of Torrance, Carol Liu of La Canada Flintridge and Leland Yee of San Francisco wrote to Perez on March ii. The measure would overturn part of Proposition 209, which voters approved in 1996, by allowing public colleges and universities to use race and ethnicity as a factor in judging students for admission. Democrats in the state Senate used their two- thirds superrnajority to pass SCA 5 in January, sending it to the Assembly for consideration. Since then, Asian- American advocacy groups have been organizing opposition around the state, arguing that affirmative action will help some ethnic groups at the expense of others. "As lifelong advocates for the Asian- American and other communities, we would never support a policy that we believed would negatively impact our children," Lieu, Liu and Yee wrote in their letter to Perez. "Given that many in the (Asian Pacific Islander) and other communities throughout the state feel that this legislation would prevent their children from attending the college of their choice, we have asked Senator Ed Hernandez to hold SCA 5 until he has an opportunity to meet with affected communities and attempt to build a consensus." Here is a video of'Perez discussing how he thinks Proposition 2o9 has impacted California's public universities: PHOTO:: Assembly Speaker John A. Perez, D -Los Angeles points to the desk of Assemblywoman Nora Campos, D -San Jose before legislators are sworn in during the first day of session at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The Sacramento Bee /Hector Amezcua Editor's note: This post was updated at 12:39 p.m. to include comments fromAssembly Speaker John A. Perez and updated at 1: o9 p.m. to include a video. Categories: BiNs-(201-3 =201-4 session) 2 of 3 3/17/2014 1:50 PM C c 3 irk Ire Louis Sarmiento I v From: Chin, Janet <Janet.Chin @sen.ca.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 13; 2014 :,:03 PM To: Louis Sarmiento Cc: Charles, Rob Subject: RE: Cupertino Special Meeting on SCA -5 Attachments: SCA 5 - Fact Sheet - Higher Education Prop 209 (3).pdf, The Impact of Proposition 209 and Our Duty to Our Students — UCLA,Chancellor Gene Block.mht; 1992 -2012 UC Enrollment Gap Analysis OP 07 2013.pdf; 1995 v 1998 - Precipitous Drop Stat - L -AA- NA.xlsx; Gap Analysis 08 07 2013 (2).pdf, Statement for Cupertino Council.pdf Louis, Thank you for your email and invitation. Per my phone conversation w/ Mayor Wong, please see attached fact sheet and data on SCA 5 in preparation for your meeting. Unfortunately, the Senator's schedule will not allow him to attend and we don't have any staff available for this meeting. However, I have included the Senator's statement that could possibly be read by the mayor on the Senator's behalf. We understand that there is*quite a bit of misinformation about SCA 5 circulating, esp. in the Chinese - American community. We hope that the materials attached would assist your council and residents in better understanding SCA 5. Please feel free to let me know if the materials provided are sufficient. Thank you. M. Janet Chin Cornmunications Director State Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D. 100 S. Vincent, Ste. 401 West Covina, CA 91790 (626) 430 -2499 (626) 430 -2494 FAX http: / /sd24.senate.ca:govl Kvcp it Green!— print' only ifubsolutch.- nucessnr% From: Louis Sarmiento [ma ilto: Lou isS(- Ocupertino.org] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:01 AM To: Chin, Janet; Charles, Rob Subject: Cupertino Special Meeting on SCA -5 Dear Janet and Rob: The Cupertino City Council will be considering SCA -5 at a special meeting on Monday, March 17th at 3:00 PM. Please pass along the attached letter from the Mayor of Cupertino requesting either the Senator's or your presence. Thank you in advance. Best, Louis Sarmiento Assistant to the City Manager and Council City of Cupertino i, II al STATE CAPITOL ROOM 2080 SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 SERI, TOR TCL (916) 651 -402•1 SENATOR /1. �[ FAX 1,9161.145 -0485 ED HERNA:NDEZ. O.D. TWENTY' FOURTH SENATE DISTRICT. V 6 ttp 1� SCA 5 (Hernandez) Factsheet Equal Opportunity :n Higher Education 100 S. VINCENT AVENUE SUITE 401 WEST COVINA'CA 91790 TEL(625)430 -2499 Fax (62 61 - 1302494 Purpose SCA 5, if passed by a superma)ority in both houses of the legislature, would qualify a constitutional amendment for the next eligible statewide ballot, asking voters to repeal portions of Prop 209 that eliminated equal opportunity programs in public colleges and universities nearly 20 years ago. `Background Immediately following the November 1996 passage of Proposition 20,9, there was a significant drop in the percentage of enrolled minority students at UC and CSU campuses. Recent reports have shown that California high schools are graduating more underrepresented students who are UC and CSU eligible, but are not enrolling in those institutions at the same rate. In 1995, before Proposition 209 took effect, underrepresented minority students accounted for 38 percent of California high school graduates and 21 percent of entering UC freshmen, a difference of 17 percent. In 2009, they made up 52 percent of high school graduates but had fallen to 28 percent of incoming UC freshmen in 2010, a difference of 24 percent. This gap wM only continue to widen as California becomes increasingly diverse. New eligibility requirements and admissions initiadves have only provided a "Band -Aid" approach to restore the numbers of some underrepresented student populations in the UC system to levels that existed before the passage of Proposition 209. However, these, numbers still fall significantly short of the actual population of qualified Latino, African American, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, Filipino, and Native American high school graduates in the state. A recent study by the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) showed significant progress in college eligibility for underrepresented students coming out of high school, but this progress is not reflected in the numbers of these same groups being admitted into California's university system. This bill SCA 5's goal is to make sure that students of all backgrounds are given a fair chance to attend our best colleges and universities and to make sure that they are successful once they get there. Consistent with Supreme Court rulings, quotas will remain prohibited. SCA 5 simply gives colleges and universities the ability to develop equal opportunity programs, such as recruitment, retention, and tutoring programs for all students, especially for students that have limited resources and face ongoing discrimination. The increasing diversity of California as well as recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions upholding equal opportunity programs in other states makes this the right time to ask voters to revisit. this issue. Passage of SCA 5 would reflect the state's commitment to educate a workforce ready for tomorrow's economy. Contact Please contact Ronald Berdugo at (916) 651 -4024 or email Ronald Brrdugc_, n sen.ca.< Support American Association of University Women (ACLU) American Civil Liberties Union (AFSCME) American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL -CIO Association of California Healthcare Districts Bassett Teachers Association California Academy of Physician Assistants California Association for Nurse Practitioners California Black Chamber of Commerce California Black Health Network California Communities United Institute California Hospital Association (CMA) California Medical Association (CNA) California Nurses Association California Pan- Ethnic Health Network California Pharmacists Association California Primary Care Association California State Student Association (CTA) California Teachers Association Community College League of California Equal Justice Society Equality California Health Access California Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Medical Oncology Association of Southern California, Inc. People Improving Communities through Organizing (PICO) Public Advocates Southeast Asia Resource Action Center The Greenlining Institute (UCSA) University of California Student Association Western Center on Law and Poverty The Impact of-Proposition 209 and Our Duty to Our Students — UCLA Chancellor Gene ... Page 1 of 2 The Impact ®f Proposition 2®9 .and Our Duty t® Our Students Chancellor Block calls on UCLA faculty to re- examine the creation of an undergraduate general education diversity requirement — and on the campus community to foster productive conversations about racial diversity and equity. To the Campus Community: Nearly two decades have passed since. Californians voted to end affirmative action in admission to public colleges.and universities. Today it is clear that we havesuffered.for it. With each passing year, campuses all across our state — and, increasingly, as copycat laws are passed, the nation — fail to accurately reflect the growing diversity in our communities. Too often,,many of our students of color feel isolated, as strangers in their own house. Others feel targeted, mocked or marginalized, rather than recognized and valued. At UCLA, our students are bold, confident and among the sharpest anywhere. We are proud when they convey their thoughts, experiences; and feelings — as they have done recently in several now -viral videos and by organizing town halls and rallies. Anyone still unconvinced by the true impact of Proposition 2o9 need only listen to our students' powerful first -hand accounts. Their words, of course, are much bigger than UCLA — and it's not surprising that they have found a national audience. We need only to look at the remarkable and numerous accomplishments of alumni from now - underrepresented groups who attended UCLA before Proposition.209 to fully recognize the disservice we do to California and our nation when other talented and deserving students are absent from our Bruin family. Working within the letter of the law, we have tried to address the issues caused by Proposition 209. In recent years, UCLA has begun evaluating the full range of each applicant's academic and personal achievements, within the context of opportunities and challenges each has faced. And yet we continue to fall far short of the diversity California's public colleges and universities enjoyed before voters approved Proposition 2o9 in 1996. While it's important to understand that Proposition 209 is the underlying cause of many of these issues — and a cause that some leaderslin our state are now looking to reverse — simply hoping that things will get easier is unacceptable. We must and will continue to search for new and innovative ways to achieve diversity within the confines of the law, but as Californians we must also rethink a flawed policy and find a way to better serve our students. We must do more. We have a responsibility to do better Today I call upon my UCLA faculty colleagues to the creation of an undergraduate general education requirement focused on diversity. Ours is the only UC campus that doesmot have one. We have no excuses. Let's make this happen in 2014. While it will not impact the diversity of our campus to the extent we would like, a diversity requirement would enrich all of our students' experiences here and better prepare them,to.live and work in complex global environment. We owe it to our students to effect curricular changes that add to the understanding and appreciation of our nation's diversity. I also want to- assureyou that our previously promised efforts to strengthen campus diversity and equity are well underway. The Moreno Report Implementation Committee, chaired by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott'Waugh, is fully engaged in its work and will give me a full update at the end of this academic year. With the help of the committee, we;also are finalizing a job description for the new position of vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, and we expect to announce the search.by the end of next quarter. In addition, we will soon,post positions for two diversity officers who will report to the new vice chancellor and investigate any reported allegations of racial and ethnic bias or discrimination among our faculty as well as providing education and training. Try as we might to overcome racism, bigotry, isolation and anger, we know we're going to confront them again, on our campus and in the world beyond. The offensive flyer sent to our Asian American Studies Center recently was another horrifying reminder. Whatmatters is how we respond. We must support each other. We must listen to one another. Make no mistake: Conversations about race can be very difficult. They are inevitably emotional. They can make people defensive. They sometimes lead to accusations. But we cannot be afraid to have these conversations, because they are so critically important to our university and to society. And if we cannot have productive discussions about race here, on a campus with the world's - thought leaders and with students committed to knowledge and inquiry, then where can we? While we may have:different ideas on strategy, we all want a campus that embraces and elevates each of us. And that's why we must continue talking, debating and looking for solutions. Most important of all, we must learn to trust one another. i also appreciate that trust is earned, and we.must and will work harder to earn it, even among our critics. Sincerely, Gene D. Block Chancellor February 24, 2014 mhtml:file://C: \Documents and Settings \louiss \Local Settings \Temporary Internet Files \Co._. 3/17/2014 0 CJ OQ o 0 N N - aid a- N td N 0 0 N c) j N CO m O o o c W 0000 N Q CD � � U Z V 0 o N. 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Cupertino is always famous for its diversities. in terms of the people and the cultures. People live harmoniously on this land, inside the city of Cupertino. What's more, the families, and the parents, and the people who live in Cupertino know the importance of the education to the society, to the state of California, to our nation USA, and to our younger generations. This is the reason that Cupertino Union School District. (CUSD) has the BIG name around the world. Now with the Bill of SCA -5, we, as the citizens and voters, have our concerns. We would like to bring our concerns and the points of views to your attentions. Please see the attached 2 PDF files, which state our positions. Again, thank you for your time and attention. Sincerely, Richard Dai On behalf ofFair Education Alliance (FEA) PRESS RELEASE March 14, 2014 By: Fair Education Alliance The Senate Constitution Amendment Number -5„ or SCA -5, was recently passed by the California Senate, in which the "public education" phrase was deleted from the current Constitution Article 1, Sec 31. With this deletion, the SCA -5 will render the operation of California State public education to be vulnerable under any future discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The current California Constitution Article 1 SEC 31 is the utmost and only protection for all California citizens to be protected against any racial discrimination in the public education and other areas, consistent with the U.S. Constitution Amendment 14. Once the SCA -5 is passed, all citizens in California will be subjected to any form of racial discrimination in the operation of public education including from K -12 to colleges, graduate schools, medical schools, law schools, etc. California demographic picture has changed significantly in the last 40 years. Previous majority will no longer be a majority, whereas previous minority ethnic group is approaching as a majority group. With the new demographic picture and college admission data, the previous Affirmative Action policy in California public education area is no longer applicable. In the past 24 years, especially after the pass of Proposition 209, the University of California and California State University systems have developed rigorous measures to help promote the admissions of those "underrepresented groups ", including the African American, American Indians, and especially Chicano /Latinos. The Chicano /Latinos group, being the largest minority group in California, has enjoyed the most admission increase for the pasl 24 years, being now the highest among all ethnic groups. (See Table 1, Table 2.) The current UC admission policy has worked very favorably in promoting the admission rates of the underrepresented group, most noticeably the Chicano /Latino group, although it inevitably has limited the admission rates of other ethnic groups. In the future, all ethnic groups will be competing for a higher UC and CSU admission ratio. For that reason, UC and CSU must maintain a fair and merit -based admissions standard for all ethnic groups. Any "race- conscious" policies shalil not return and shall no longer be used in the admissions of California public colleges. Any policy deviation to favor the interest of any particular ethnic group(s) is a violation of the California Constitution, and should be stopped. SCA -5 will remove our protection from the California Constitution and thus must be stopped. Also, from now on, all concerned parties shall all closely monitor the UC and CSU admissions policy to be fair and to be non "race- conscious ". The current Constitution Article 1 SEC31 shall continue to provide the utmost protection to citizens of all ethnic backgrounds for not being discriminated against on the base of race and ethnicity. We strongly oppose SCA -S, and urge all California citizens to demand your State Assembly representatives to vote "No" (against) to SCA -5! Fair Education Alliance Email: FairEducationAlliance @gmail.com Table 1 UC Freshman Admissions (% of total admitted) Ethnic Group 1989 1996 2013 Afr Am 5.5 4.1 4.3 Asian 20 25.2 26.6 Chicano /Latino 14.3 14.4 27.8 White 51.9 41.2 27.9 Total 100 100 100 Note: Only four ethnic groups presented Graph 1 UC Freshman Admissions (% of total admitted) 60 50 40 30 - - - - 20 10 a° woe ,co Lr` ■ 1989 ■ 1996 2013 Table 2 CSU Enrollment (% of total enrolled) Ethnic Group 1989 1996 2013 Afr Am 6 7.8 4.8 Asian 13 16.5 16.3 Chicano /Latino 12.3 22.4 36.3 White 63.7 46.1 28.5 Total 100 100 100 Note: Includes all undergraduates, all campuses Graph 2 CSU Enrollment (% of total enrolled) 80 60 — 40 20 ■ 1989 0 ■ 1996 2013 �o �a r` L Note: Includes all undergraduates, all campuses References: UC Data: SOURCE: UC Office of the President, Student Affairs, Admissions, CSG, January 2014 CSU Data: http: / /www.calstate.edu /as /stat reports /2013- 2014 /rfethOl.htm http: / /www.calstate.edu /as /stat reports /1996- 1997/F96e1.html Against SCA -5 removing California Public Education from the California Constitution that protects all citizens against Discrimination Summary: The California Constitution, Article 1 (Declaration of Rights) currently states that, under SEC. 31. (a) , "The State shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting." This section was adopted after public voting in favor of Proposition 209 in 1996. The Senate Constitution Amendment Number -5 ( "SCA -5 "), was recently passed by the California Senate, in which the "public education" phrase was deleted from the current Constitution Article 1, Sec 31. With this deletion, the SCA -5 will render the operation of California State public education to be vulnerable to future discriminatory practices with regard to race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. This SCA -5 is pending voting by the State Assembly. The current California Constitution Article 1 California citizens to be protected against public employment, and public contracting Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. If the subjected to any form of racial discrimination K -12 to colleges, including graduate schools, Sec. 31 is the utmost and only protection for all any racial discrimination in the public education, ireas, consistent with the spirit of the Fourteenth SCA -5 is passed, all citizens in California will be in the operation of public education including from medical schools and law schools, etc. SCA -5 is just WRONG. Therefore, we are strongly against SCA -5, and urge all California citizens to demand their Assembly representatives to vote "No" (against) to SCA -5. Brief Background: A brief background of this issue is included below. More explanations can be found in the Appendix 1. Since the 1970s and prior to 1996, California public post- secondary schools had been considering the mandates of the Affirmative Action policy, to give favorable admission consideration to historically disadvantaged minorities. Since the 1970's, the Affirmative Action mandates had been helpful in the increase of those minorities' admissions 1. 2 in California public colleges. 1) In 1996, Proposition 209 was passed and incorporated in the California Constitution, as Article 1 Sec. 31, which required the elimination of any race - conscious policies for California public post- secondary school admissions. According to a study performed by the University of California (UC) 2 in 2003, there was a noticeable drop in the enrollment of some underrepresented minorities (namely, African Americans, American Indians, and Chicano /Latino Americans) immediately after the implementation of Proposition 209. As a result, the UC developed its own internal admission measures to help promote the admissions of those underrepresented minorities and implemented the policy in 1998 2 With this policy implemented, the admission ratios (% of total admitted students) of such Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 1 underrepresented minorities, most noticeably the Chicano /Latinos group, have been significantly improved. This can be seen in Table 1 3. In fact, these policies have helped improve the admission ratios of the Chicano /Latinos group even more than during the Affirmative Action era (prior to 1996). 2) The official UC admission ratios are shown in Table 1 3. Tablet includes the admission ratios for four major ethnic groups, namely, African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicano /Latino Americans, and White Americans, over a span of 24 years. The African American ratio is slightly decreased. The Asian ratio has increased by 6.6 percentage points. The Chicano /Latinos ratio has increased from 14.3% in 1989 to 27.8% in 2013, experiencing the most noticeable increase. The White American ratio has decreased significantly. 3) For California State University (CSU) System enrollment, as shown in Table 2 4 and Graph 2 4, the Chicano /Latinos group is the only ethnic group with the most significant enrollment ratio increase from 1989 to 2013, from 12.3% to 36.3 %. The Asian ratio has increased only about three percentage points, whereas the White ratio has dropped significantly. Therefore, over the past 24 years, it appears that the Chicano /Latino group has benefitted most from the UC and CSU policies with the most noticeable admission ratio increase. The UC and CSU policies have worked favorably for the Chicano /Latinos group up to now. Table 1. UC Freshman Admissions (% of total admitted) Note: Only four ethnic groups presented. Graph 1. UC Freshman Admissions (% of total admitted) 60 50 40 30 I 20 10 0 P� Ps�c y`ao �`�o rye o° Lr` ■ 1989 ■ 1996 ■ 2013 Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 2 1989 1996 2013 Afr Am 5.5 4.1 4.3 Asian 20 25.2 26.6 Chicano /Latino 14.3 14.4 27.8 White 51.9 41.2 27.9 Total 100 100 100 Note: Only four ethnic groups presented. Graph 1. UC Freshman Admissions (% of total admitted) 60 50 40 30 I 20 10 0 P� Ps�c y`ao �`�o rye o° Lr` ■ 1989 ■ 1996 ■ 2013 Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 2 Table 2. CSU Enrollment (% of total enrolled) Ethnic Group 1989 1996 2013 Afr Am 6 7.8 4.8 Asian 13 16.5 16.3 Chicano /Latino 12.3 22.4 36.3 White 63.7 46.1 28.5 Total 100 100 100 Note: includes all undergraduates in all campuses Graph 2. CSU Enrollment (% of total enrolled) 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 r r P� .1§1 `we 00 Lr` Note: Includes all undergraduates in all campuses ■ 1989 ■ 1996 2013 4) California population increase: From 1989 to 2013, the California population has increased significantly 5. The total number of yearly high school graduates that apply for UC has increased from 41,460 in 1989 to 99,447 in 2013 ', 3. This number is an accurate benchmark to understand the UC application and admission picture, compared to using the number of total California high school graduates of the same year. (Since not all high school graduates will necessarily apply to UC or any colleges). The total UC yearly enrollment also has increased about 60% from 1989 to 2013' 3 From 1989 to 2013, Chicano /Latino Americans have the highest population increase, followed by Asians, whereas the populations of African Americans and Whites have actually decreased (See Appendix - 5). Although the African American admission ratio (% of all admitted students) is slightly decreased, its absolute number of students admitted has increased about 60% ', 3 (See Appendix Table A2b). And although the White admission ratio has decreased, its absolute number of students admitted has increased more than 6% ', 3 (See Appendix Table A21J). It is important to remember, however, that the number of high school graduates of each ethnic group applying for colleges is proportional to that group's total population size. This, in part, explains why the admission ratios for African Americans and White Americans have shown a decrease, as a percentage of the total admitted students each year. Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 3 Brief Analysis: 1) UC Policy impact: After 1998, the UC system has adopted a fairly proactive internal practice to promote the admissions of underrepresented minorities with proven positive results, under the umbrella control and protection of the California Constitution (with Prop 209). As a matter of fact, the Chicano /Latinos group has benefitted most significantly from the new UC policy since 1998 (with no Affirmative Action policy). 2) Race conscious policies: At UC, the increase of admissions of certain underrepresented groups, most noticeably the Chicano /Latinos group, has already inevitably limited the admissions ratios of certain other ethnic groups (such as Asians and Whites). California's demographic picture has changed significantly in the last 40 years. The previous majority soon will no longer be a majority, whereas the previous minority ethnic group is becoming a majority group ', 5. The increase of Chicano /Latinos enrollment in CSU system is even more notable than in UC system. The old Affirmative Action policy in the area of California public education, whatever its merits were 20 years ago, is no longer applicable today as a guideline to control the admissions to UC and CSU. At the same time, UC and CSU admission discrimination under the name of race or ethnicity today would have a different connotation than in the pre -1996 era, and this becomes possible especially if SCA -5 is passed. 3) Summary: In the future, all ethnic groups will be competing for a higher UC and CSU admission ratio. The criteria for maintaining a fair and merit -based admission policy must be closely monitored by all concerned parties. But any "race- conscious" policies shall not return and shall no longer be used in the admissions of California public colleges. Ultimately and solely, the current Article 1 Sec. 31 will and shall continue to provide the utmost constitutional protection to citizens of all ethnic backgrounds for not being discriminated against on the base of race and ethnicity. Any policy deviation to favor the interest of any particular ethnic group(s) is a violation of the California Constitution, and should be stopped. Our Opposition to SCA -5: 1) The removal of "public education" from Article 1, Sec. 31, means that the "operation of public education" will no longer be protected by the highest law of the State of California from any form of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the future. This is fundamentally unfair and will reverse the progress California has made in removing racial discrimination from public education, even including K -12 education. Every citizen's fundamental civil- rights protection provided by the California Constitution in public education will be stripped away. This is just WRONG, and totally unacceptable. 2) The SCA -5 specifies in the California Constitution that the California State "does not include" the UC System and Public School system (which also includes public K -12 schools). This is totally absurd and unacceptable. 3) This removal of "public education" from Article 1, Sec. 31 is against the mandate of the spirit of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which promises equal protection under the law to all citizens regardless of their race. Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 4 We, Fair Education Alliance, strongly oppose SCA -5, and urge all California citizens to demand their State Assembly representatives to vote "No" (against) to SCA -5! Footnotes: 1. See Appendix explanation below. 2. "Undergraduate Access to the University of California After the Elimination of Race - Conscious Policies ", by UC Office of the President, March 2003 3. "UC Application, Admissions, Enrollment of California Resident Freshman for Fall 1989 through 2013 ", by UC Office of the President, January 2014 4. CSU Data: http: / /www.caIstate.edu /as /stat reports/2013-2014/rfethOl.htm http: / /www.calstate.edu /as /stat reports/ 1996-1 997/F96e 1. html 5. See California Census data reported in the Appendix -6, and on the following websites: http: / /factfinder2.census.gov /bkmk/table /1.0 /en /DEC /00 SF1 /DP1 /0400000US06 http: / /factfinder2.census.gov /bkmk/table /1.0 /en /DEC /10 DP /DPDP1 /0400000US06 6. The terms Chicano is a chosen identity of Mexicans who grew up in the United States. This term is used in the UC report. The name of Chicano /Latinos basically represented all groups with Mexican origin, Latin America origin, and Spanish- speaking origin. Appendix: (Additional Background Description) 1. In the report issued by the UC Office of the President in 2003 2 , it stated, quoted, "During the 1970s and 1980s, the University pursued an aggressive program to provide access to the full range of California's high school students and to racially and ethnically diversify its campuses. By and large, this effort was effective in enrolling substantial numbers of underrepresented minority students, particularly at UC Berkeley and UCLA." 2. According to the study report issued by the UC Office of the President in March 2003, the University has adopted a number of strategies such as to maintain access for low- income students, those from educationally disadvantaged families and schools, and those from underserved geographical areas of the state. The measures included, to name a few: have education partnership with K -12 schools to prepare students from different backgrounds, identify and enroll top 4% students from all California high schools, expand community college transfer students, and many others. 3. UC Freshman Application, Admissions, Enrollment from 1989 to 2013 (Source: UC Office of the President, 1/2014) Table Ala A plication % of total Note: Only four ethnic groups presented here. Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 5 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Afr Am 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.7 6 Asian 19.7 24.5 24.6 26.4 22.3 Chicano /Latino 12.7 14.8 16.1 19.2 32.1 White 53.8 40.7 38 35.1 27 Total 100 100 100 100 100 Note: Only four ethnic groups presented here. Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 5 Table Al b Admissions ( %, of tntall Note: Only tour ethnic groups presented here. Table Al c Enrollment (0/, of tntal) 1989 1996 2002 1 2006 2013 Afr Am 5.5 4.1 3.5 3.7 4.3 Asian 20 25.2 25.2 27.4 26.6 Chicano /Latino 14.3 14.4 15 18 27.8 White 51.9 41.2 39.5 36.1 27.9 Total 100 100 100 100 100 Note: Only tour ethnic groups presented here. Table Al c Enrollment (0/, of tntal) Note: Only tour ethnic groups presented here. Chicano /Latino includes all with Latin American and Mexican origins. 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Graph Ala Application ( %) 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Graph Al b Admissions ( %) 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 • Afr Am • Asian • Chicano /Latino • White ■ Afr Am ■ Asian Chicano /Latino ■ White Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 6 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Afr Am 5.7 3.8 3.1 3.2 4 Asian 20.8 28.9 30.8 33.8 30.1 Chicano /Latino 14.6 13.8 14.1 16.3 28.1 White 50.2 38 35.4 31.9 24 Total 100 100 100 100 100 Note: Only tour ethnic groups presented here. Chicano /Latino includes all with Latin American and Mexican origins. 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Graph Ala Application ( %) 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Graph Al b Admissions ( %) 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 • Afr Am • Asian • Chicano /Latino • White ■ Afr Am ■ Asian Chicano /Latino ■ White Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 6 60 50 40 30 20 10 M Graph Al c Enrollment ( %) 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 • Afr Am • Asian • Chicano /Latino • White Table A2a ADDlication (actual headcount) Note: Only four ethnic groups presented here. Table A2h Admissinns (anti ml hparirni Intl 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Afr Am 2193 2305 2821 3307 5978 Asian 8165 11895 15488 187421 22180 Chicano /Latino 5273 7191 10122 13656 31908 White 22307 19785 23881 24926 26881 Total 41460 48585 62905 71011 99447 Note: Only four ethnic groups presented here. Table A2h Admissinns (anti ml hparirni Intl Note: Only tour ethnic groups presented here. Table A2c Enrollment (actual headcount) 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Afr Am 1737 1628 1891 2326 2705 Asian 6357 10081 13546 17035 16671 Chicano /Latino 4533 5744 8077 11196 17450 White 16470 16455 21179 22471 17516 Total 31764 1 40007 i 53685 62208 62683 Note: Only tour ethnic groups presented here. Table A2c Enrollment (actual headcount) Note: Unly tour ethnic groups presented here. Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -S Page 7 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Afr Am 1177 888 936 1072 1333 Asian 4275 6712 9200 11334 9973 Chicano /Latino 2991 3209 4222 5481 9322 White 10314 1 8818 10577 10687 7933 Total 1 20534 123189 29916 33540 33135 Note: Unly tour ethnic groups presented here. Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -S Page 7 Graph A2a Application (actual #) 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 [C 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Graph A2b Admissions (actual #' 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 Graph A2c Enrollment (actual #) I'll M WWI 0' •. 1989 1996 2002 2006 2013 ■ Afr Am • Asian Chicano /Latino i • White • Total • Afr Am • Asian vi Chicano /Latino • White • Total • Afr Am • Asian x: Chicano /Latino • White • Total Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 8 4. CSU Enrollment of Undergraduates for all Campuses Enrollment N of total) Ethnic Group 1989 1996 2013 Afr Am 6 7.8 4.8 Asian 13 16.5 16.3 Chicano /Latino 12.3 22.4 36.3 White 63.7 46.1 28.5 Total 100 100 100 * includes all undergraduates, all campuses. Enrollment (Absolute number) Ethnic Group 1989 1996 2013 Afr Am 15669 18450 17889 Asian 33955 39093 61377 Chicano /Latino 32149 52884 136344 White 166288 109010 107068 Total 289173 272642 376144 * includes all undergraduates, all campuses. 5. California Census Data source: US Census Bureau website) Census (% of total) Ethnic group 2000 2010 Afr Am 6.7 5.8 Asian 10.9 12.8 Chicano /Latinos 32.4 37.6 White 46.7 40.1 Total 100 100 * only four groups included * 2013 estimates is 2.9% increase from 2010 * data source: US Census Bureau Census (absolute number) Ethnic group 2000 2010 Afr Am 2263882 2163804 Asian 3697513 4775070 Chicano /Latinos j 10966556 14013719 White 1 15816790 1 14956253 Total 33871648 37253956 * only four groups included * 2013 estimates is 2.9% increase from 2010 * data source: US Census Bureau Fair Education Alliance: People Against SCA -5 Page 9