Bill Text: CA AJR23 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Joint Resolution 23 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Title IX: 43rd anniversary.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-14-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 124, Statutes of 2015. [AJR23 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AJR23-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AJR 23	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  124
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 21, 2015
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JULY 6, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 22, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 22, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonilla
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Atkins, Cristina Garcia, Achadjian,
Alejo, Baker, Bloom, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang,
Chau, Ch�vez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Daly, Dodd,
Eggman, Frazier, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer,
Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen,
Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, and
Williams)
   (Coauthor: Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson)

                        JUNE 16, 2015

   Relative to Title IX.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 23, Bonilla. Title IX: 43rd anniversary.
   This measure would, on June 23, 2015, commemorate the 43rd
anniversary of the enactment of Title IX, and would urge Californians
to continue to work together to achieve the goals set by Title IX,
as specified.



   WHEREAS, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal
law that specifically states that no person in the United States
shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be
denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any
education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance;
and
   WHEREAS, All public and private elementary schools and secondary
schools, school districts, colleges, and universities receiving any
federal funding must comply with Title IX; and
   WHEREAS, Title IX requires equal access in recruitment,
admissions, counseling, financial assistance, discipline, employment,
and athletics; protection from sex-based harassment; and equitable
treatment of pregnant and parenting students; and
   WHEREAS, Prior to the enactment of Title IX, many women and girls
faced discrimination and limited opportunities in athletics,
academics, and extracurricular activities; and
   WHEREAS, Discrimination on the basis of sex can include sexual
harassment or sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, sexual
battery, and sexual coercion; and
   WHEREAS, Title IX has been used as a basis in a number of
complaints alleging sexual violence on college campuses, as sexual
violence interferes with a student's right to receive education free
from discrimination; and
   WHEREAS, Of the 109 colleges and universities under investigation
by the United States Department of Education for their handling of
sexual violence cases, 11 are located in California; and
   WHEREAS, Title IX, which governs educational equity generally, is
widely known for ensuring equal access to women and girl athletes;
and
   WHEREAS, The members of the United States Women's National Soccer
Team, which is ranked #2 in the world and continues to make our
nation proud, all played collegiate level soccer; and
   WHEREAS, Title IX regulations require that pregnant and parenting
students have equal access to schools and activities, and that all
separate programs for pregnant or parenting students be completely
voluntary; and
   WHEREAS, Title IX has been the basis for California laws that
protect graduate students from discrimination on the basis of
pregnancy in research projects in California universities, laws
requiring affirmative consent, and current legislation requiring
lactation accommodations in California schools; and
   WHEREAS, The educational equity guaranteed in Title IX does not
solely apply to women. It protects everyone from sex-based
discrimination, regardless of real or perceived sex, gender identity,
or gender expression; and
   WHEREAS, Although Title IX has increased opportunities for girls
and women in academics, sports, and other educational activities, it
has not yet achieved the goal of full equality; now, therefore, be it

   Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature urges Californians to
continue to work together to achieve the goals set by Title IX of
increased opportunities for girls and women in academics, sports, and
other educational activities; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature of the State of California, on June
23, 2015, commemorates the 43rd anniversary of Title IX, and
commends the national movement toward increased equality and fair
treatment of all students; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United
States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each
Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the
United States.