CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1401Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 66270 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1401, as introduced, Bradford. Postsecondary education: discrimination.Existing law prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified attributes, including, among others, disability or gender, in a program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66270 of the Education Code is amended to read:66270. No person shall A person shall not 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 a program or activity conducted by any a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1401Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 66270 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1401, as introduced, Bradford. Postsecondary education: discrimination.Existing law prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified attributes, including, among others, disability or gender, in a program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1401 Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 18, 2022 Introduced by Senator Bradford February 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 66270 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1401, as introduced, Bradford. Postsecondary education: discrimination. Existing law prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified attributes, including, among others, disability or gender, in a program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Existing law prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified attributes, including, among others, disability or gender, in a program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66270 of the Education Code is amended to read:66270. No person shall A person shall not 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 a program or activity conducted by any a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 66270 of the Education Code is amended to read:66270. No person shall A person shall not 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 a program or activity conducted by any a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. SECTION 1. Section 66270 of the Education Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 66270. No person shall A person shall not 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 a program or activity conducted by any a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. 66270. No person shall A person shall not 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 a program or activity conducted by any a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. 66270. No person shall A person shall not 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 a program or activity conducted by any a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. 66270. No person shall A person shall not 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 a program or activity conducted by any a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid.