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Senate Constitutional Amendment No.5
Senate Constitutional Amendment5 (SCA5) was introduced by California State Senator Edward Hernandez to the California State Senate on December3,2012. This initiative would ask voters to consider eliminating California Proposition 209's ban on the use of race (human categorization), race, sex, skin color, color, ethnicity, or national origin in recruitment, admissions, and retention programs at California's public universities and colleges. SCA5 was passed in the California Senate on January30,2014 but was subsequently withdrawn by Hernandez due to strong opposition, mainly from Asian Americans. Background and Content of SCA 5 In 1996, California became the first state to outlaw affirmative action in public universities and state hiring. 1996 California Proposition 209, Proposition209 prohibited state government institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education. Hernandez introduced Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hernandez
Edward Paul Hernández (born October 17, 1957) is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A California Democratic Party, Democrat, he represented the California's 22nd State Senate district, 22nd Senate district, which includes the San Gabriel Valley cities of Alhambra, California, Alhambra, Azusa, California, Azusa, Baldwin Park, California, Baldwin Park, Covina, California, Covina, La Puente, California, La Puente, San Gabriel, California, San Gabriel, and West Covina, California, West Covina. Prior to the 2014 redistricting, he represented the California's 24th State Senate district, 24th Senate district. Hernandez is a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. An optometrist, he currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health. Prior to his election to the State Senate in 2010, he served in the California State Assembly, representing the California's 57th Assembly district, 57th Assembly district from 2006 until 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
