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Upcoming November Ballot Measures “Qualified for the next
statewide election ballot”
PROP 73: Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy. Waiting
Period and Parental Notification.
Amends California Constitution to bar abortion on unemancipated
minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor’s parent/legal
guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver.
Prop 74: Public School Teachers. Waiting Period For
Permanent Status. Dismissal.
Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a
permanent employee from two complete consecutive school years to
five complete consecutive school years; measure applies to teachers
whose probationary period commenced during or after the 2003-2004
fiscal year. Authorizes school boards to dismiss a permanent teaching
employee who receives two consecutive unsatisfactory performance
evaluations.
Prop 75: Public Employee Union Dues. Required Employee
Consent for Political Contributions.
Prohibits public employee labor organizations from using dues or
fees for political contributions unless the employee provides prior
consent each year on a specified written form. Prohibition does
not apply to dues or fees collected for charitable organizations,
health care insurance, or other purposes directly benefiting the
public employee.
Prop 76: School Funding. State Spending.
Changes state minimum school funding requirements (Proposition 98),
permitting suspension of minimum funding, but terminating repayment
requirement, and eliminating authority to reduce funding when state
revenues decrease. Excludes above-minimum appropriations from schools’
funding base.
Prop 77: Reapportionment.
Amends state Constitution’s process for redistricting
California’s Senate, Assembly, Congressional and Board of
Equalization districts. Requires three-member panel of retired judges,
selected by legislative leaders, to adopt new redistricting plan
if measure passes and again after each national census.
Prop 78: Prescription Drugs. Discounts.
Establishes discount prescription drug program, overseen by Department
of Health Services. Enables certain low-and moderate- income California
residents to purchase prescription drugs at reduced prices. Imposes
$15 application fee, renewable annually.
PROP 79: Prescription Drug Discounts. State-Negotiated
Rebates.
Provides for presciption drug discounts to Californians who qualify
based on income-related standards, to be funded through rebates
from participating drug manufacturers neqotiated by California Department
of Health Services. Rebates must be deposited in State Treasury
fund, used only to reimburse pharmacies for discounts and to offset
administration costs.
Prop 80: Electric Service Providers. Regulation.
Subjects electric service providers, as defined, to control and
regulation by California Public Utilities Commission. Imposes restrictions
on electricity customers’ ability to switch from private utilities
to other electric providers. Provides that registration by electric
service providers with Commission constitutes providers’ consent
to regulation.
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