Proposition Summary

SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. HOMOSEXUALITY. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Provides for filing charges against schoolteachers, teachers' aides, school administrators or counselors for advocating, soliciting, imposing, encouraging or promoting private or public sexual acts defined in sections 286(a) and 288a(a) of the Penal Code between persons of same sex in a manner likely to come to the attention of other employees or students; or publicly and indiscreetly engaging in said acts. Prohibits hiring and requires dismissal of such persons if school board determines them unfit for service after considering enumerated guidelines. In dismissal cases only, provides for two-stage hearings, written findings, judicial review. Financial impact: Unknown but potentially substantial costs to State, counties and school districts depending on number of cases which receive an administrative hearing.

Proposition Number

6

Year

1978

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2823293; A: 41.6; N: 3969120; B: 58.4

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative statute

Relevant Case

Beck v. County of Santa Clara: 204 Cal. App. 3d 789, 1988

For Author

John V. Briggs, Senator, State of California, 35th District; Doctor Ray Batema, Pastor, Central Baptist Church; F. La Gard Smith, Professor of Law

Against Author

Jane McKaskle Murphy, San Francisco Police Commissioner; Raoul Teilhet, President, California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO; Edmund D. Edelman, Los Angeles County Supervisor, 3rd District

Rebuttal Author

Jane McKaskle Murphy, San Francisco Police Commissioner; Raoul Teilhet, President, California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO; Edmund D. Edelman, Los Angeles County Supervisor, 3rd District

Rebuttal Against Author

John V. Briggs, Senator, State of California 35th District; Doctor Ray Batema, Pastor, Central Baptist Church; F. La Gard Smith, Professor of Law

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