Despite PJI’s Claims To Contrary, AB1266 Goes Into Effect On January 1, 2014

In their December 30, 2013 press release Co-ed Bathroom Bill Update: Legislature Still Has To Hold It, the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) claims that the California Success and Opportunity Act (the act that that they’re attempting to rebrand as the “Co-ed Bathroom Bill”) doesn’t go into effect on January 1, 2014. Sacramento, CA— A referendum has put on hold a 37 word bill which would have opened up restrooms, locker rooms and showers in K-12 public schools to students “irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil’s records.” Known as the Co-ed Bathroom Bill, Assembly Bill 1266 originally was due to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014. But voters in all 58 of California’s counties have put on the brakes by submitting more than 600,000 signatures to the Secretary of State. Under Article II, §9 of the California Constitution, the People have reserved to themselves their inherent power to

The Source Summary reproduces the first 150 words of the source article unless a Collective editor has explicitly locked a replacement.