Amended in Senate March 17, 2015

Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 2

Introduced by begin delete Senator Huff end delete begin insert Senators Nguyen, Bates, and Huff end insert

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(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Harper and Wagner)

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(Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Berryhill, Fuller, Gaines, Morrell, Nielsen, Stone, and Vidak)

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Brough and Olsen)

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January 29, 2015

Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 2—A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by begin delete amending Section 1 of Article II end delete begin insert adding Section 10 to Article IX end insert thereof, relating to begin delete elections end delete begin insert end insert begin insert public postsecondary education end insert .

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCA 2, as amended, begin delete Huff end delete   begin insert Nguyen end insert . begin delete Elections: initiative, referendum, and recall. end delete begin insert Public postsecondary education: United States flag. end insert

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Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.

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This measure would provide that the display of the Flag of the United States on the grounds of a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges shall not be prohibited.

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The California Constitution provides that all political power is inherent in the people and that government is instituted for their protection, security, and benefit. The California Constitution provides that the people have the right to alter or reform government when the public good may require.

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This measure would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

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Vote: ²⁄₃. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the
Legislature of the State of California at its 2015-16 Regular
Session commencing on the first day of December 2014, two-thirds
of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to
the people of the State of California, that the Constitution of the
State be amended as follows:

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That Section 1 of Article II thereof is amended to read:

SECTION 1.  

All political power is inherent in the people.
Government is instituted for the people’s protection, security, and
benefit. The People have the right to alter or reform government
when the public good may require.

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That Section 10 is added to Article IX thereof, to read:

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Display of the Flag of the United States shall not be
prohibited on the grounds of a campus of the University of
California, the California State University, or the California
Community Colleges.

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