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CA Educ Code § 66251 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 1 - Title and Declaration of Purpose|Section 66251.

66251.  It is the policy of the State of California to afford all persons, regardless of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other basis that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 422.6 of the Penal Code, including immigration status, equal rights and opportunities in the postsecondary educational institutions of the state. The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit acts that are contrary to that policy and to provide remedies for the commission of those prohibited acts.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 779, Sec. 1. (SB 183) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Educ Code § 66252 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 1 - Title and Declaration of Purpose|Section 66252.

66252.  (a) All students have the right to participate fully in the educational process, free from discrimination and harassment.(b) California’s postsecondary educational institutions have an affirmative obligation to combat racism, sexism, and other forms of bias, and a responsibility to provide equal educational opportunity.(c) Harassment on school grounds directed at an individual on the basis of personal characteristics or status creates a hostile environment and jeopardizes equal educational opportunity as guaranteed by the California Constitution and the United States Constitution.(d) There is an urgent need to prevent and respond to acts of hate violence and bias-related incidents that are occurring at an increasing rate in California’s public schools.(e) There is an urgent need to teach and inform students in the public schools about their rights, as guaranteed by the federal and state constitutions, in order to increase students’ awareness and understanding of their rights and the rights of others, with the intention of promoting tolerance and sensitivity in postsecondary educational institutions and in society as a means of responding to potential harassment and hate violence.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that each postsecondary educational institution undertake educational activities to counter discriminatory incidents on school grounds and, within constitutional bounds, to minimize and eliminate a hostile environment on school grounds that impairs the access of students to equal educational opportunity.(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter shall be interpreted as consistent with Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 11135) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1981, et seq.), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681, et seq.), Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794(a)), the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.), the federal Equal Educational Opportunities Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1701, et seq.), the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Secs. 51 to 53, incl., Civ. C.), and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Pt. 2.8 (commencing with Sec. 12900), Div. 3, Gov. C.), except where this chapter may grant more protections or impose additional obligations, and that the remedies provided herein shall not be the exclusive remedies, but may be combined with remedies that may be provided by the above statutes.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66260.

66260.  The definitions in this article shall govern the use of the terms defined for purposes of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66260.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66260.5.

66260.5.  “Disability” includes mental and physical disability as defined in Section 12926 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 66260.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66260.6.

66260.6.  “Disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code, including immigration status,” includes a perception that the person has any of those characteristics or that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 779, Sec. 2. (SB 183) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Educ Code § 66260.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66260.7.

66260.7.  “Gender” means sex, and includes a person’s gender identity and gender expression. “Gender expression” means a person’s gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 719, Sec. 10. (AB 887) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Educ Code § 66261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66261.

66261.  “Governing board” means the governing board of a community college.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66261.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66261.3.

66261.3.  “Nationality” includes citizenship, country of origin, and national origin.(Added by renumbering Section 66261.5 (as added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 38) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 113. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Educ Code § 66261.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66261.5.

66261.5.  “Postsecondary educational institution” means a public or private institution of vocational, professional, or postsecondary education; the governing board of a community college district; the Regents of the University of California; or the Trustees of the California State University.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66261.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66261.7.

66261.7.  “Race or ethnicity” includes ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 66262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66262.

66262.  “Religion” includes all aspects of religious belief, observance, and practice and includes agnosticism and atheism.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 66262.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66262.5.

66262.5.  (a) (1) “Sexual harassment” has the same meaning as defined in Section 212.5 and includes sexual battery, sexual violence, and sexual exploitation. (2) Sexual harassment of students is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Section 66270.(b) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Sexual violence” means physical sexual acts perpetrated against a person without the person’s affirmative consent, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 67386. Physical sexual acts include both of the following: (A) Rape, defined as penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any part or object, or oral copulation of a sex organ by another person, without the consent of the victim.(B) Sexual battery, as defined in paragraph (2).(2) “Sexual battery” means the intentional touching of another person’s intimate parts without consent, intentionally causing a person to touch the intimate parts of another without consent, or using a person’s own intimate part to intentionally touch another person’s body without consent.(3) “Sexual exploitation” means a person taking sexual advantage of another person for the benefit of anyone other than that person without that person’s consent, including, but not limited to, any of the following acts: (A) The prostituting of another person.(B) The trafficking of another person, defined as the inducement of a person to perform a commercial sex act, or labor or services, through force, fraud, or coercion.(C) The recording of images, including video or photograph, or audio of another person’s sexual activity or intimate parts, without that person’s consent. (D) The distribution of images, including video or photograph, or audio of another person’s sexual activity or intimate parts, if the individual distributing the images or audio knows or should have known that the person depicted in the images or audio did not consent to the disclosure. (E) The viewing of another person’s sexual activity or intimate parts, in a place where that other person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, without that person’s consent, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire. (Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 303, Sec. 2. (SB 493) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 66262.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66262.7.

66262.7.  “Sexual orientation” means heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 66263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66263.

66263.  “State financial assistance” has the same meaning as defined in Section 213.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 66264.

66264.  “State student financial aid” has the same meaning as defined in Section 214.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 3 - Prohibition of Discrimination|Section 66270.

66270.  No person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any other characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 422.6 of the Penal Code, including immigration status, in any program or activity conducted by any postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 779, Sec. 3. (SB 183) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Educ Code § 66270.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 3 - Prohibition of Discrimination|Section 66270.3.

66270.3.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a postsecondary institution to offer admission or student financial aid to a person excluded from the term “immigrant,” for purposes of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101), pursuant to paragraph (15) of subdivision (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, as that paragraph exists on January 1, 2019. However, students granted status pursuant to subparagraphs (T) or (U) of paragraph (15), as specified, shall not be subjected to discrimination in admission or financial aid on the basis of immigration status. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to change a student’s eligibility for state financial aid.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 20. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Educ Code § 66271 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 3 - Prohibition of Discrimination|Section 66271.

66271.  This chapter shall not apply to an educational institution that is controlled by a religious organization if the application would not be consistent with the religious tenets of that organization.(Added by renumbering Section 66270.5 by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 66271.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 3 - Prohibition of Discrimination|Section 66271.1.

66271.1.  The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California may, adopt regulations as required by law to implement this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66271.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 3.5 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equity in Higher Education|Section 66271.2.

66271.2.  The Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district are requested to designate an employee at each of their respective campuses as a point of contact for the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff, and students at the respective campus. At a minimum, the name and contact information of that designated employee shall be published on the Internet Web site for the respective campus and shall be included in any printed and Internet-based campus directories.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 637, Sec. 5. (AB 620) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Educ Code § 66271.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 3.5 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equity in Higher Education|Section 66271.3.

66271.3.  The Legislative Analyst is encouraged to conduct an assessment of the California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California systems with respect to the quality of life at those campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff, and students at the campuses of each of those institutions. If an assessment is performed, the Legislative Analyst is encouraged to use existing data provided pursuant to Section 66027 and other information available to the general public, and shall not be required to conduct new data collection or research specifically to contribute toward any assessment. The Legislative Analyst shall make recommendations to each of those institutions based on that assessment, and shall publish a summary of the recommendations developed pursuant to this section on its Internet Web site. The California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California are encouraged to share existing data or research, but are not required to conduct new data collection or research specifically to contribute toward any assessment managed by the Legislative Analyst pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 637, Sec. 5. (AB 620) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Educ Code § 66271.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 3.5 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equity in Higher Education|Section 66271.4.

66271.4.  (a) For purposes of this section, “public postsecondary educational institution” or “institution” means a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges.(b) (1) If a public postsecondary educational institution receives government-issued documentation, as described in subdivision (c), from a former student demonstrating that the former student’s legal name or gender has been changed, the institution shall update the former student’s records to include the updated legal name or gender. If requested by the former student, the institution shall reissue any documents conferred upon the former student with the former student’s updated legal name or gender. Documents that shall be reissued by the institution upon request include, but are not necessarily limited to, a transcript or a diploma conferred by the institution.(2) An institution shall not charge a higher fee for correcting, updating, or reissuing a document based on a legal name or gender change than the fee it charges for correcting, updating, or reissuing that document generally.(c) The documentation of a former student sufficient to demonstrate a legal name or gender change includes, but is not necessarily limited to, any of the following:(1) State-issued driver’s license or identification card.(2) Birth certificate.(3) Passport.(4) Social security card.(5) Court order indicating a name change or a gender change, or both.(d) This section does not require the institution to modify records that the former student has not requested for modification or reissuance.(e) Commencing with the 2023–24 graduating class, an institution shall provide an option for a graduating student to request that the diploma to be conferred by the institution list the student’s chosen name. Commencing with the 2023–24 graduating class, an institution shall not require a graduating student to provide legal documentation sufficient to demonstrate a legal name or gender change in order to have the student’s chosen name listed on the student’s diploma.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 555, Sec. 1. (AB 245) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Educ Code § 66271.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 4 - Sex Equity in Education|Section 66271.5.

66271.5.  The provisions of this article are supplemental to any provision in the Constitution or laws of the United States or laws of the State of California, relating to discrimination.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66271.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 4 - Sex Equity in Education|Section 66271.7.

66271.7.  (a) It is the policy of the state that community college classes and courses, including nonacademic and elective classes and courses, shall be conducted without regard to the sex of the student enrolled in these classes and courses.(b) No community college district shall prohibit any student from enrolling in any class or course on the basis of the sex of the student.(c) No community college district shall require students of one sex to enroll in a particular class or course, unless the same class or course is also required of students of the opposite sex.(d) No school counselor, teacher, instructor, administrator, or aide shall, on the basis of the sex of a student, offer vocational or school program guidance to students of one sex which is different from that offered to students of the opposite sex or, in counseling students, differentiate career, vocational or higher education opportunities on the basis of the sex of the student counseled. Any school personnel acting in a career counseling or course selection capacity to any pupil shall affirmatively explore with the pupil the possibility of careers, or courses leading to careers, that are nontraditional for that pupil’s sex.(e) Participation in a particular physical education activity or sport, if required of students of one sex, shall be available to students of each sex.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 660, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Educ Code § 66272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 4 - Sex Equity in Education|Section 66272.

66272.  This article shall not apply to an educational institution whose primary purpose is the training of individuals for the military services of the United States, or the merchant marine.(Added by renumbering Section 222 by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 66273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Equity in Higher Education Act|ARTICLE 4 - Sex Equity in Education|Section 66273.

66273.  This article shall not apply to the membership practices of a social fraternity or social sorority, exempt from taxation under subdivision (a) of Section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whose active membership consists primarily of students in attendance at a postsecondary educational institution.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)