Preserving California’s diverse higher education opportunities

Senator Joel Anderson

District 38 (R)

As a legislator, I swore an oath to uphold the Constitutions of the United States and the State of California, to protect all citizens against discrimination and every person’s liberty to go to the school of their choice.

Under current law, students are free to use their financial aid wherever they choose and private colleges, in full compliance with federal law, may be granted appropriate exemptions to preserve their religious traditions.

Rather than go after discrimination directly in response to specific allegations, SB 1146 was introduced to simply pun...