This report contains information on the constitutional decision to prevent and eliminate racial and ethnic segregation in the State of California. The implications of the California Supreme Court decision on the constitutional duty of schools to eliminate segregated education are presented, along with the State Board of Education declaration of policy regarding de facto segregation. Six characteristics resulting from the efforts of the Equal Educational Opportunities Commission to assist the State Board to implement the policy are listed. Among them are that academic achievement of all ethnic groups will meet or exceed accepted national norms, that self concept and attitudes toward school and learning will be equally positive among all ethnic groups, that status roles and participation of pupils, school staff, and parents in the life of the school will be comparable among all racial and ethnic groups, and that school staffs will be representative of all racial and ethnic groups. Listed among the conclusions are that integration schools and integrated education programs are essential elements of quality education, that integration cannot be achieved without desegregation, that the process of achieving integrated education is not quick, easy or painless, and that further delay in the development of affirmative steps will lead to additional problems. (Author/AM)