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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT › CHAPTER 4.1 - Emergency Evacuation Plans for Postsecondary Student Housing › Section 66210.

66210. (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall develop guidelines for campuses of the University of California and the California State University to use in developing emergency evacuation plans for all forms of student housing owned, operated, and offered by the university, both on campus and off campus. In developing the guidelines, the Office of Emergency Services shall consider Sections 3.09 and 3.13 of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations. The guidelines shall address all of the following issues:
(1) Plan content. The plans should include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(A) Specific evacuation routes that recognize the needs of persons with special needs, such as persons with disabilities.
(B) The designation of a meeting place or places upon evacuation.
(C) The education of students and staff in emergency procedures.
(2) The implementation and maintenance of the evacuation plan by the director of student housing, or other appropriate officer, at the individual campuses. The director, or other appropriate officer, is responsible for scheduling periodic tests of the plan and implementing changes as needed.
(b) Each campus of the University of California and the California State University shall establish an emergency evacuation plan for its postsecondary student housing and may consult with the Office of Emergency Services for guidance in developing and establishing the plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 75. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT › CHAPTER 4.2 - Student Housing Plans › Section 66220.

66220. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that in order to close the degree gap by 2030, an estimated 251,000 additional degree completions at the University of California and 481,000 additional degree completions at the California State University will be required above the current projected degree completions.
(b) (1) On or before July 1, 2022, the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall, and the Office of the President of the University of California is requested to, do both of the following:
(A) Conduct a needs assessment to determine the projected student housing needs, by campus, for the 2022–23 fiscal year to the 2026–27 fiscal year, inclusive, taking into account the projected enrollment growth and the goal of closing the degree gap.
(B) Create a student housing plan, with a focus on affordable student housing, that outlines how they will meet the projected student housing needs, by campus, identified pursuant to subparagraph (A). The student housing plan shall include the specific actions to be taken for the 2022–23 fiscal year to the 2026–27 fiscal year, inclusive.
(2) Every three years after July 1, 2022, the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall, and the Office of the President of the University of California is requested to, review and update the student housing plan described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), and include the specific actions to be taken in the next five fiscal years.
(c) For purposes of this section, “degree gap” means the gap between the number of highly educated workers that California’s future economy will need and the number the state is on pace to produce.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 571, Sec. 1. (AB 1377) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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66225. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Veteran and California National Guard Supplemental Orientation Act of 2023.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 801, Sec. 1. (AB 322) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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66226. (a) Commencing no later than the 2025–26 academic year, each campus of the California State University and the California Community Colleges shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, include within first-year student and transfer student orientations the location and contact information of the campus point of contact for students who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and members of the California State Guard and the California National Guard, and their dependents.
(b) Commencing no later than the 2025–26 academic year, each campus point of contact described in subdivision (a) at the California State University and the California Community Colleges shall, and each campus point of contact described in subdivision (a) at the University of California is requested to, develop a document that includes, at a minimum, information on polices, resources, and services, including, but not limited to, counseling, for students described in subdivision (a) and their dependents.
(c) Commencing no later than the 2025–26 academic year, each campus of the California State University and the California Community Colleges shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, make the document described in subdivision (b) available in hard copy form at the location of the campus point of contact described in subdivision (a), and post the document, along with other information available to students described in subdivision (a) and their dependents, on the campus’s internet website.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 801, Sec. 1. (AB 322) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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66250. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Equity in Higher Education Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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66261. “Governing board” means the governing board of a community college.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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66262.7. “Sexual orientation” means heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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 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.
(3) Notwithstanding any other law in conflict with this paragraph, except Section 67400, an institution may use a student’s gender or legal name as indicated in a government-issued identification document only if it is necessary to meet a legally mandated obligation, but otherwise shall identify the student in accordance with the student’s gender identity and affirmed name.
(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 be the sole name listed on the student’s diploma.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 222, Sec. 1. (AB 760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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66271.41. (a) The governing board of each community college district and the Trustees of the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, implement a system by which current students, staff, and faculty can declare an affirmed name, gender, or both name and gender identification to be used in their records where legal names are not required by law.
(b) Upon the request of an individual, a community college campus and a California State University campus shall, and a University of California campus is requested to, update any records for current students, staff, and faculty to include the affirmed name, gender, or both name and gender identification. The records that shall be updated include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) School-issued email addresses.
(2) Campus identification cards.
(3) Class rosters.
(4) Unofficial and official transcripts.
(5) Diplomas, consistent with subdivision (e) of Section 66271.4, certificates of completion of courses, or similar records.
(c) (1) Commencing with the 2023–24 academic year, community college campus systems shall be fully capable of allowing current students, staff, or faculty to declare an affirmed name, gender, or both name and gender identification.
(2) Commencing with the 2024–25 academic year, California State University campus systems shall, and University of California campus systems are requested to, be fully capable of allowing current students, staff, or faculty to declare an affirmed name, gender, or both name and gender identification.
(d) A community college campus and a California State University campus shall not, and a University of California campus is requested to not, charge a higher fee for correcting, updating, or reissuing a document or record based on the declaration of an affirmed name or gender identification than the fee it charges for correcting, updating, or reissuing that document or record generally.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law in conflict with this subdivision, except Section 67400, a public postsecondary educational institution may use an individual’s gender or legal name as indicated in a government-issued identification document only if it is necessary to meet a legally mandated obligation, but otherwise shall identify the individual in accordance with the individual’s gender identity and affirmed name.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 222, Sec. 2. (AB 760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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66276. This article shall not apply to any scholarship or other financial assistance awarded by a postsecondary educational institution to any individual upon the basis of a combination of factors related to the individual’s personal appearance, poise, and talent as an award in any pageant in which participation is limited exclusively to individuals of one sex, provided that the pageant complies with other nondiscrimination provisions of state and federal law.
(Added by renumbering Section 226 by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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66277. In regard to admissions to educational institutions, this article shall apply only to institutions of vocational, professional, or postgraduate education, and to public postsecondary education institutions.
(Added by renumbering Section 227 by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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66278. In regard to admissions to educational institutions, this article shall not apply to any public institution of undergraduate higher education which traditionally and continually from its establishment has had a policy of admitting only students of one sex.
(Added by renumbering Section 228 by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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66281.5. (a) It is the policy of the State of California, pursuant to Section 66251, that all persons, regardless of their sex, should enjoy freedom from discrimination of any kind in the postsecondary educational institution of the state. The purpose of this section is to provide notification of the prohibition against sexual harassment as a form of sexual discrimination and to provide notification of available remedies.
(b) Each postsecondary educational institution in the State of California shall have a written policy on sexual harassment, including information on the complaint process and the timeline for the complaint process, which shall be available on its Internet Web site. It is the intent of the Legislature that each educational institution in this state include this policy in its regular policy statement rather than distribute an additional written document.
(c) The postsecondary educational institution’s written policy on sexual harassment shall include information on where to obtain the specific rules and procedures for reporting charges of sexual harassment and for pursuing available remedies and resources, both on and off campus.
(d) A copy of the postsecondary educational institution’s written policy on sexual harassment shall be displayed in a prominent location in the main administrative building or other area of the campus or schoolsite. “Prominent location” means that location, or those locations, in the main administrative building or other area where notices regarding the institution’s rules, regulations, procedures, and standards of conduct are posted.
(e) A copy of the postsecondary educational institution’s written policy on sexual harassment, as it pertains to students, shall be provided as part of any orientation program conducted for new students at the beginning of each quarter, semester, or summer session, as applicable.
(f) A copy of the postsecondary educational institution’s written policy on sexual harassment shall be provided for each faculty member, all members of the administrative staff, and all members of the support staff at the beginning of the first quarter or semester of the school year, or at the time that there is a new employee hired.
(g) A copy of the postsecondary educational institution’s written policy on sexual harassment shall appear in any publication of the institution that sets forth the comprehensive rules, regulations, procedures, and standards of conduct for the institution.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 107, Sec. 1. (AB 2654) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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66290. Prior to receipt of any state financial assistance or state student financial aid, a postsecondary educational institution shall provide assurance to the agency administering the funds, in the manner required by the funding agency, that each program or activity conducted by the postsecondary educational institution will be conducted in compliance with this chapter and all other applicable provisions of state law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. A single assurance, not more than one page in length and signed by an appropriate responsible official of the postsecondary educational institution, may be provided for all the programs and activities conducted by a postsecondary educational institution.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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66290.1. (a) Beginning with the 2017–18 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) or has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall disclose to current and prospective students, faculty members, and employees the basis for claiming or having the exemption and the scope of the allowable activities provided by the exemption.
(b) The disclosure required in subdivision (a) shall be made in all of the following ways:
(1) The disclosure shall be displayed in a prominent location of the campus or school site. “Prominent location” means that location, or those locations, in the main administrative building or other area where notices regarding the institution’s rules, regulations, procedures, and standards of conduct are posted.
(2) The disclosure shall be included in written materials sent to prospective students seeking admission to the institution.
(3) The disclosure shall be provided as part of orientation programs conducted for new students at the beginning of each quarter, semester, or summer session, as applicable.
(4) The disclosure shall be provided to each faculty member, member of the administrative staff, and member of the support staff at the beginning of the first quarter or semester of each school year. The disclosure shall be provided to each new employee upon his or her hire.
(5) The disclosure shall be included in any publication of the institution that sets forth the comprehensive rules, regulations, procedures, and standards of conduct for the institution.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 888, Sec. 1. (SB 1146) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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66290.2. (a) (1) Beginning with the 2017–18 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) shall submit to the Student Aid Commission copies of all materials submitted to, and received from, a state or federal agency concerning the granting of the exemption.
(2) Beginning with the 2017–18 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state not described in subdivision (a) that has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall submit to the Student Aid Commission its basis for having the exemption.
(b) The Student Aid Commission shall collect the information received pursuant to subdivision (a) and post and maintain a list on the commission’s Internet Web site of the institutions that have claimed the exemption with their respective bases for claiming or having the exemption.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 888, Sec. 2. (SB 1146) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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66291. (a) A community college district shall submit timely, complete, and accurate compliance reports to the chancellor’s office, as that entity may require.
(b) All reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be made available by the educational institution for public inspection during regular business hours.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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66292. (a) The governing board of a community college district shall have the primary responsibility for ensuring that community college district programs and activities are free from discrimination based on age and the characteristics listed in Section 66270.
(b) The Chancellor’s office of the California Community Colleges shall have responsibility for monitoring the compliance of each district with any and all regulations adopted pursuant to Section 11138 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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66292.1. The Chancellor of the California State University and the president of each California State University campus shall have the primary responsibility for ensuring that campus programs and activities are free from discrimination based on age and the characteristics listed in Section 66270.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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66292.2. The President of the University of California and the chancellor of each University of California campus shall have primary responsibility for ensuring that campus programs and activities are free from discrimination based on age and the characteristics listed in Section 66270.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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66292.3. (a) A party to a written complaint of prohibited discrimination may appeal the action taken by the governing board of a community college district or the president of a campus of the California State University, pursuant to this article, to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges or the Chancellor of the California State University, as applicable.
(b) Persons who have filed a complaint, pursuant to this chapter, with an educational institution shall be advised by the educational institution that civil law remedies, including, but not limited to, injunctions, restraining orders, or other remedies or orders, may also be available to complainants. The educational institution shall make this information available by publication in appropriate informational materials.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an exhaustion of the appeal to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges or to the Chancellor of the California State University pursuant to subdivision (a), before civil law remedies may be purchased.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who alleges that he or she is a victim of discrimination may not seek civil remedies pursuant to this section until at least 90 days have elapsed from the filing of a discrimination complaint with the local educational agency. The 90-day moratorium imposed by this subdivision does not apply to injunctive relief and is applicable only if the local educational agency has appropriately, and in a timely manner, apprised the complainant of his or her right to file a complaint.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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66292.4. This chapter may be enforced through a civil action.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 914, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)