California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 4.1 - Civil Rights Department › Chapter 5 - Civil Rights Council › Subchapter 9 - Nondiscrimination in State-Supported Programs and Activities › Article 1 - General Matters › Section 14000 - Purpose of This Subchapter

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 The purpose of this subchapter is to implement Article 9.5 of Chapter 1 of Part
					 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, sections
					 11135
					 through
					 11139.8,
					 inclusive (hereinafter "the Act" or "Article 9.5"). Section
					 11135 provides,
inter
					 alia
"No person in the State of California shall, on the basis
						of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group
						identification, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition,
						genetic information, marital status, or sexual orientation, be unlawfully
						denied full and equal access to the benefits of, or be unlawfully subjected to
						discrimination under, any program or activity that is conducted, operated or
						administered by the state or any state agency, is funded directly by the state,
						or receives any financial assistance from the state. Notwithstanding section
						11000, this section applies to the
						California State University."
(b) These rules, regulations, and standards
					 are established in order to advance the objectives of Article 9.5 and this
					 subchapter; to protect against unlawful discrimination and denial of full and
					 equal access; to ensure that consistent practices are utilized by state
					 agencies with respect to Article 9.5; to eliminate conflicting interpretations
					 and standards of enforcement insofar as they afford less protection; and to
					 increase efficiency and ensure that the ultimate beneficiaries of Article 9.5
					 have a clear understanding of their rights and the means by which to enforce
					 them.
(c) All definitions and
					 prohibitions set forth in other subchapters of Chapter 5 of Division 4.1 of
					 Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations are hereby incorporated by
					 reference. Acts or omissions that are violations of said prohibitions are also
					 violations of this subchapter, and subject to the sanctions provided for in
					 this subchapter, when the jurisdictional requirements of Article 9.5 are met.
					 In the event of any conflict between the definitions and prohibitions of the
					 provisions incorporated by this reference and the definitions and prohibitions
					 set forth in this subchapter, the definitions and prohibitions set forth in
					 this subchapter shall prevail.
(d)
					 The provisions of Article 9.5, this subchapter and other implementing
					 regulations shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the purposes
					 of this part.
(e) Article 9.5's
					 prohibition against discrimination includes intersectional discrimination,
					 discrimination on more than one basis, harassment, coercion, intimidation, and
					 retaliation for exercising a protected right or refusing to engage in an act
					 prohibited by Article 9.5.
Note: Authority cited: Section 12935(a), Government
						  Code. Reference: Sections 11135, 11136, 11139.8 and 12993, Government
						  Code.