A judge has rejected a request to change the name of a ballot measure in California that would require schools to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender.
With the ruling on Monday, the title that Attorney General Rob Bonta placed on the measure – Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth – will stay.
The big picture: Proponents of the measure wanted the name changed back to the Protect Kids of California Act, but Judge Stephen Acquisto wrote in a tentative ruling that Bonta’s name was accurate.
- Along with requiring parental notification, the measure would also ban biological boys in grade seven and up from participating in girls’ sports, as well as banning gender-affirming care for minors.
- The ruling is a setback for the group behind the measure, called Protect Kids California, as they try to collect enough signatures to qualify for the fall ballot.
What we’re watching: Protect Kids California has collected over 200,000 signatures so far, but in order to qualify for the November ballot, the group will need to submit at least 550,000 signatures.
