Proposition Summary

Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Requires State Personnel Board, University of California Regents, and State University and College Trustees semiannually to determine prevailing rates in private and public employment for services comparable to those performed by state employees, and recommend to Governor adjustments to state employee salaries and benefits necessary to equal prevailing rates. The recommendations must be included in Governor's budget, cannot be reduced or eliminated except by two-thirds vote of Legislature, and are not subject to Governor's veto. Provides for written agreements and arbitration between state and employees on other employer-employee relation matters. Financial impact: Indeterminable but potential major cost increase.

Proposition Number

15

Year

1972

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2539611; A: 32.5; N: 5271067; B: 67.5

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

Yvonne Brathwaite, Assemblywoman, 63rd District; Edwin L. Z'Berg, Assemblyman, 9th District; Cornelius G. Dutcher, San Diego Business Leader

Against Author

Mrs. Nita Ashcraft, President, California State Personnel Board; Stephen P. Teale, State Senator, 3rd District; Frank Lanterman, Assemblyman, 47th District

Rebuttal Author

Mrs. Nita Ashcraft, President, California State Personnel Board; Stephen P. Teale, State Senator, 3rd District; Frank Lanterman, Assemblyman, 47th District

Rebuttal Against Author

Yvonne Brathwaite, Assemblywoman, 63rd District; Edwin L. Z'Berg, Assemblyman, 9th District; Cornelius G. Dutcher, San Diego Business Leader

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