Amended IN Assembly April 18, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2048Introduced by Assembly Member Mike FongFebruary 01, 2024An act to add Sections 66279 and 66279.5 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2048, as amended, Mike Fong. Public postsecondary education: discrimination prevention: campus-based Title IX offices.Existing federal law, known as Title IX, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination, which includes sexual harassment, under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.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 require each California State University and University of California campus, and each community college district, to establish a Title IX office, as provided. The bill would require each Title IX office to be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who would be responsible for coordinating the campus or districts implementation and compliance with systemwide nondiscrimination policies, as specified. The bill would require each Title IX office, among other things, to ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, as provided. By imposing new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66279 is added to the Education Code, to read:66279. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the California State University and the University of California shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the campus implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(2) The Title IX office shall do all of the following:(A) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(B) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants, and, as applicable, respondents.(C) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(D) Maintain a case management system that includes all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment:(i) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(ii) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(iii) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(iv) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus.(v) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus.(vi) Any campus community context, including, but not limited to, the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(vii) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with the reason for the dismissal.(viii) Whether the campus opened an investigation of the formal complaint and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(ix) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint, and the name of the person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to subparagraph (B).(x) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to subparagraph (B).(xi) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(xii) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(xiii) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(xiv) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(E) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. This program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(i) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(ii) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(I) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each academic semester or other academic term.(II) Including the information as part of an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(F)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(iii) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organization on campus, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(F) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(b) The Title IX coordinator shall have the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide response to formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the campus president or chancellor to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. provide a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the campus is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by the campus president or chancellor, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination on campus.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each campus shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a deputy Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. These Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the president or chancellor of the campus shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the Title IX coordinator andthe president or chancellor of the campus shall include a written request for the additional staff and resources make that request to the appropriate entities for that request to be included in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(d) Notwithstanding Section 67400, this section shall apply to the University of California.SEC. 2. Section 66279.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:66279.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each community college district shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the community college districts implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(b) The Title IX office established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(2) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants and, as applicable, respondents.(3) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(4) Maintain a case management system that will capture and maintain all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination:(A) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(B) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, district, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(C) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(D) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus. district.(E) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus. district.(F) Any campus district community context, including, but not limited to, the campus where the incident or incidents occurred, and the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(G) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, district, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus district dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with reason for the dismissal.(H) Whether the campus district opened an investigation and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(I) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint and the name of person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to paragraph (2).(J) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to paragraph (2).(K) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(L) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(M) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(N) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(5) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(A) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(B) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(i) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each semester or other academic term.(ii) Including the information in an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(C) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organizations on campuses within the district, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(6)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies established pursuant to Section 66280.(6) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(c) The Title IX coordinator has the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide districtwide response to reports of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on community college campuses located within the community college district. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with each campuss the chief executive officer of the community college district to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college. a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with subdivision (b). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the district is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by chancellor of the community college district, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the California Community Colleges systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination for each community college campus maintained by the community college district.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(d) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each community college district shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the chief executive officer of each community college maintained by chancellor of the community college district shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the community college district shall include a written request for the additional staff or resources in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(e) On or before July 1, 2027, each community college shall establish the on-campus position of a deputy Title IX coordinator. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall serve as the campus-based point of contact for students, faculty, and staff to report a formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall act as a broker between the community college and the community college districts Title IX office, and shall assist the community college districts Title IX office in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college.SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Assembly April 18, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2048Introduced by Assembly Member Mike FongFebruary 01, 2024An act to add Sections 66279 and 66279.5 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2048, as amended, Mike Fong. Public postsecondary education: discrimination prevention: campus-based Title IX offices.Existing federal law, known as Title IX, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination, which includes sexual harassment, under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.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 require each California State University and University of California campus, and each community college district, to establish a Title IX office, as provided. The bill would require each Title IX office to be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who would be responsible for coordinating the campus or districts implementation and compliance with systemwide nondiscrimination policies, as specified. The bill would require each Title IX office, among other things, to ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, as provided. By imposing new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Amended IN Assembly April 18, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2024
Amended IN Assembly April 18, 2024
Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2048
Introduced by Assembly Member Mike FongFebruary 01, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Mike Fong
February 01, 2024
An act to add Sections 66279 and 66279.5 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2048, as amended, Mike Fong. Public postsecondary education: discrimination prevention: campus-based Title IX offices.
Existing federal law, known as Title IX, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination, which includes sexual harassment, under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.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 require each California State University and University of California campus, and each community college district, to establish a Title IX office, as provided. The bill would require each Title IX office to be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who would be responsible for coordinating the campus or districts implementation and compliance with systemwide nondiscrimination policies, as specified. The bill would require each Title IX office, among other things, to ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, as provided. By imposing new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing federal law, known as Title IX, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination, which includes sexual harassment, under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
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 require each California State University and University of California campus, and each community college district, to establish a Title IX office, as provided. The bill would require each Title IX office to be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who would be responsible for coordinating the campus or districts implementation and compliance with systemwide nondiscrimination policies, as specified. The bill would require each Title IX office, among other things, to ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, as provided. By imposing new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66279 is added to the Education Code, to read:66279. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the California State University and the University of California shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the campus implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(2) The Title IX office shall do all of the following:(A) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(B) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants, and, as applicable, respondents.(C) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(D) Maintain a case management system that includes all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment:(i) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(ii) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(iii) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(iv) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus.(v) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus.(vi) Any campus community context, including, but not limited to, the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(vii) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with the reason for the dismissal.(viii) Whether the campus opened an investigation of the formal complaint and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(ix) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint, and the name of the person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to subparagraph (B).(x) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to subparagraph (B).(xi) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(xii) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(xiii) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(xiv) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(E) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. This program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(i) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(ii) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(I) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each academic semester or other academic term.(II) Including the information as part of an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(F)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(iii) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organization on campus, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(F) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(b) The Title IX coordinator shall have the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide response to formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the campus president or chancellor to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. provide a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the campus is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by the campus president or chancellor, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination on campus.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each campus shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a deputy Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. These Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the president or chancellor of the campus shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the Title IX coordinator andthe president or chancellor of the campus shall include a written request for the additional staff and resources make that request to the appropriate entities for that request to be included in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(d) Notwithstanding Section 67400, this section shall apply to the University of California.SEC. 2. Section 66279.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:66279.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each community college district shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the community college districts implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(b) The Title IX office established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(2) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants and, as applicable, respondents.(3) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(4) Maintain a case management system that will capture and maintain all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination:(A) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(B) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, district, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(C) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(D) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus. district.(E) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus. district.(F) Any campus district community context, including, but not limited to, the campus where the incident or incidents occurred, and the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(G) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, district, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus district dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with reason for the dismissal.(H) Whether the campus district opened an investigation and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(I) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint and the name of person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to paragraph (2).(J) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to paragraph (2).(K) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(L) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(M) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(N) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(5) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(A) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(B) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(i) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each semester or other academic term.(ii) Including the information in an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(C) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organizations on campuses within the district, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(6)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies established pursuant to Section 66280.(6) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(c) The Title IX coordinator has the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide districtwide response to reports of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on community college campuses located within the community college district. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with each campuss the chief executive officer of the community college district to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college. a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with subdivision (b). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the district is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by chancellor of the community college district, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the California Community Colleges systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination for each community college campus maintained by the community college district.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(d) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each community college district shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the chief executive officer of each community college maintained by chancellor of the community college district shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the community college district shall include a written request for the additional staff or resources in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(e) On or before July 1, 2027, each community college shall establish the on-campus position of a deputy Title IX coordinator. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall serve as the campus-based point of contact for students, faculty, and staff to report a formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall act as a broker between the community college and the community college districts Title IX office, and shall assist the community college districts Title IX office in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college.SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 66279 is added to the Education Code, to read:66279. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the California State University and the University of California shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the campus implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(2) The Title IX office shall do all of the following:(A) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(B) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants, and, as applicable, respondents.(C) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(D) Maintain a case management system that includes all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment:(i) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(ii) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(iii) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(iv) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus.(v) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus.(vi) Any campus community context, including, but not limited to, the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(vii) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with the reason for the dismissal.(viii) Whether the campus opened an investigation of the formal complaint and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(ix) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint, and the name of the person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to subparagraph (B).(x) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to subparagraph (B).(xi) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(xii) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(xiii) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(xiv) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(E) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. This program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(i) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(ii) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(I) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each academic semester or other academic term.(II) Including the information as part of an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(F)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(iii) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organization on campus, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(F) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(b) The Title IX coordinator shall have the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide response to formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the campus president or chancellor to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. provide a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the campus is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by the campus president or chancellor, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination on campus.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each campus shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a deputy Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. These Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the president or chancellor of the campus shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the Title IX coordinator andthe president or chancellor of the campus shall include a written request for the additional staff and resources make that request to the appropriate entities for that request to be included in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(d) Notwithstanding Section 67400, this section shall apply to the University of California.
SECTION 1. Section 66279 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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66279. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the California State University and the University of California shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the campus implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(2) The Title IX office shall do all of the following:(A) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(B) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants, and, as applicable, respondents.(C) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(D) Maintain a case management system that includes all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment:(i) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(ii) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(iii) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(iv) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus.(v) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus.(vi) Any campus community context, including, but not limited to, the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(vii) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with the reason for the dismissal.(viii) Whether the campus opened an investigation of the formal complaint and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(ix) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint, and the name of the person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to subparagraph (B).(x) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to subparagraph (B).(xi) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(xii) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(xiii) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(xiv) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(E) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. This program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(i) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(ii) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(I) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each academic semester or other academic term.(II) Including the information as part of an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(F)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(iii) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organization on campus, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(F) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(b) The Title IX coordinator shall have the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide response to formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the campus president or chancellor to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. provide a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the campus is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by the campus president or chancellor, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination on campus.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each campus shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a deputy Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. These Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the president or chancellor of the campus shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the Title IX coordinator andthe president or chancellor of the campus shall include a written request for the additional staff and resources make that request to the appropriate entities for that request to be included in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(d) Notwithstanding Section 67400, this section shall apply to the University of California.
66279. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the California State University and the University of California shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the campus implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(2) The Title IX office shall do all of the following:(A) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(B) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants, and, as applicable, respondents.(C) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(D) Maintain a case management system that includes all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment:(i) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(ii) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(iii) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(iv) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus.(v) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus.(vi) Any campus community context, including, but not limited to, the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(vii) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with the reason for the dismissal.(viii) Whether the campus opened an investigation of the formal complaint and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(ix) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint, and the name of the person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to subparagraph (B).(x) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to subparagraph (B).(xi) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(xii) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(xiii) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(xiv) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(E) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. This program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(i) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(ii) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(I) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each academic semester or other academic term.(II) Including the information as part of an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(F)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(iii) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organization on campus, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(F) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(b) The Title IX coordinator shall have the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide response to formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the campus president or chancellor to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. provide a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the campus is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by the campus president or chancellor, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination on campus.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each campus shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a deputy Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. These Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the president or chancellor of the campus shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the Title IX coordinator andthe president or chancellor of the campus shall include a written request for the additional staff and resources make that request to the appropriate entities for that request to be included in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(d) Notwithstanding Section 67400, this section shall apply to the University of California.
66279. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the California State University and the University of California shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the campus implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(2) The Title IX office shall do all of the following:(A) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(B) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants, and, as applicable, respondents.(C) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(D) Maintain a case management system that includes all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment:(i) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(ii) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(iii) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(iv) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus.(v) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus.(vi) Any campus community context, including, but not limited to, the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(vii) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with the reason for the dismissal.(viii) Whether the campus opened an investigation of the formal complaint and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(ix) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint, and the name of the person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to subparagraph (B).(x) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to subparagraph (B).(xi) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(xii) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(xiii) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(xiv) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(E) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. This program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(i) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(ii) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(I) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each academic semester or other academic term.(II) Including the information as part of an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(F)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(iii) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organization on campus, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(F) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(b) The Title IX coordinator shall have the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide response to formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the campus president or chancellor to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. provide a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the campus is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by the campus president or chancellor, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination on campus.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each campus shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a deputy Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. These Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the president or chancellor of the campus shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the Title IX coordinator andthe president or chancellor of the campus shall include a written request for the additional staff and resources make that request to the appropriate entities for that request to be included in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(d) Notwithstanding Section 67400, this section shall apply to the University of California.
66279. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the California State University and the University of California shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the campus implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.
(2) The Title IX office shall do all of the following:
(A) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.
(B) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants, and, as applicable, respondents.
(C) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.
(D) Maintain a case management system that includes all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment:
(i) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.
(ii) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.
(iii) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.
(iv) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus.
(v) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus.
(vi) Any campus community context, including, but not limited to, the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.
(vii) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with the reason for the dismissal.
(viii) Whether the campus opened an investigation of the formal complaint and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.
(ix) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint, and the name of the person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to subparagraph (B).
(x) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to subparagraph (B).
(xi) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.
(xii) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.
(xiii) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.
(xiv) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.
(E) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. This program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:
(i) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.
(ii) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:
(I) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each academic semester or other academic term.
(II) Including the information as part of an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.
(F)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280.
(iii) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organization on campus, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.
(F) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.
(b) The Title IX coordinator shall have the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide response to formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:
(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the campus president or chancellor to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on campus. provide a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the campus is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by the campus president or chancellor, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.
(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to report on the activities of the Title IX office pursuant to this section for the purpose of preventing and addressing sex discrimination on campus.
(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.
(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each campus shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a deputy Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. These Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.
(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the president or chancellor of the campus shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the Title IX coordinator andthe president or chancellor of the campus shall include a written request for the additional staff and resources make that request to the appropriate entities for that request to be included in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 67400, this section shall apply to the University of California.
SEC. 2. Section 66279.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:66279.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each community college district shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the community college districts implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(b) The Title IX office established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(2) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants and, as applicable, respondents.(3) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(4) Maintain a case management system that will capture and maintain all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination:(A) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(B) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, district, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(C) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(D) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus. district.(E) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus. district.(F) Any campus district community context, including, but not limited to, the campus where the incident or incidents occurred, and the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(G) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, district, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus district dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with reason for the dismissal.(H) Whether the campus district opened an investigation and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(I) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint and the name of person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to paragraph (2).(J) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to paragraph (2).(K) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(L) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(M) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(N) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(5) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(A) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(B) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(i) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each semester or other academic term.(ii) Including the information in an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(C) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organizations on campuses within the district, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(6)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies established pursuant to Section 66280.(6) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(c) The Title IX coordinator has the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide districtwide response to reports of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on community college campuses located within the community college district. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with each campuss the chief executive officer of the community college district to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college. a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with subdivision (b). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the district is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by chancellor of the community college district, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the California Community Colleges systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination for each community college campus maintained by the community college district.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(d) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each community college district shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the chief executive officer of each community college maintained by chancellor of the community college district shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the community college district shall include a written request for the additional staff or resources in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(e) On or before July 1, 2027, each community college shall establish the on-campus position of a deputy Title IX coordinator. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall serve as the campus-based point of contact for students, faculty, and staff to report a formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall act as a broker between the community college and the community college districts Title IX office, and shall assist the community college districts Title IX office in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college.
SEC. 2. Section 66279.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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66279.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each community college district shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the community college districts implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(b) The Title IX office established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(2) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants and, as applicable, respondents.(3) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(4) Maintain a case management system that will capture and maintain all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination:(A) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(B) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, district, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(C) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(D) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus. district.(E) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus. district.(F) Any campus district community context, including, but not limited to, the campus where the incident or incidents occurred, and the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(G) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, district, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus district dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with reason for the dismissal.(H) Whether the campus district opened an investigation and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(I) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint and the name of person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to paragraph (2).(J) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to paragraph (2).(K) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(L) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(M) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(N) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(5) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(A) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(B) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(i) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each semester or other academic term.(ii) Including the information in an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(C) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organizations on campuses within the district, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(6)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies established pursuant to Section 66280.(6) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(c) The Title IX coordinator has the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide districtwide response to reports of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on community college campuses located within the community college district. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with each campuss the chief executive officer of the community college district to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college. a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with subdivision (b). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the district is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by chancellor of the community college district, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the California Community Colleges systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination for each community college campus maintained by the community college district.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(d) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each community college district shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the chief executive officer of each community college maintained by chancellor of the community college district shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the community college district shall include a written request for the additional staff or resources in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(e) On or before July 1, 2027, each community college shall establish the on-campus position of a deputy Title IX coordinator. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall serve as the campus-based point of contact for students, faculty, and staff to report a formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall act as a broker between the community college and the community college districts Title IX office, and shall assist the community college districts Title IX office in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college.
66279.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each community college district shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the community college districts implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(b) The Title IX office established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(2) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants and, as applicable, respondents.(3) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(4) Maintain a case management system that will capture and maintain all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination:(A) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(B) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, district, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(C) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(D) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus. district.(E) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus. district.(F) Any campus district community context, including, but not limited to, the campus where the incident or incidents occurred, and the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(G) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, district, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus district dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with reason for the dismissal.(H) Whether the campus district opened an investigation and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(I) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint and the name of person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to paragraph (2).(J) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to paragraph (2).(K) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(L) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(M) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(N) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(5) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(A) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(B) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(i) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each semester or other academic term.(ii) Including the information in an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(C) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organizations on campuses within the district, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(6)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies established pursuant to Section 66280.(6) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(c) The Title IX coordinator has the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide districtwide response to reports of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on community college campuses located within the community college district. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with each campuss the chief executive officer of the community college district to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college. a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with subdivision (b). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the district is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by chancellor of the community college district, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the California Community Colleges systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination for each community college campus maintained by the community college district.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(d) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each community college district shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the chief executive officer of each community college maintained by chancellor of the community college district shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the community college district shall include a written request for the additional staff or resources in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(e) On or before July 1, 2027, each community college shall establish the on-campus position of a deputy Title IX coordinator. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall serve as the campus-based point of contact for students, faculty, and staff to report a formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall act as a broker between the community college and the community college districts Title IX office, and shall assist the community college districts Title IX office in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college.
66279.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each community college district shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the community college districts implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(b) The Title IX office established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.(2) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants and, as applicable, respondents.(3) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.(4) Maintain a case management system that will capture and maintain all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination:(A) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.(B) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, district, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.(C) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.(D) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus. district.(E) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus. district.(F) Any campus district community context, including, but not limited to, the campus where the incident or incidents occurred, and the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.(G) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, district, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus district dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with reason for the dismissal.(H) Whether the campus district opened an investigation and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.(I) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint and the name of person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to paragraph (2).(J) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to paragraph (2).(K) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.(L) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.(M) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.(N) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.(5) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:(A) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.(B) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:(i) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each semester or other academic term.(ii) Including the information in an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.(C) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organizations on campuses within the district, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.(6)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies established pursuant to Section 66280.(6) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.(c) The Title IX coordinator has the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide districtwide response to reports of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on community college campuses located within the community college district. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with each campuss the chief executive officer of the community college district to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college. a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with subdivision (b). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the district is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by chancellor of the community college district, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the California Community Colleges systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination for each community college campus maintained by the community college district.(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.(d) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each community college district shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the chief executive officer of each community college maintained by chancellor of the community college district shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the community college district shall include a written request for the additional staff or resources in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.(e) On or before July 1, 2027, each community college shall establish the on-campus position of a deputy Title IX coordinator. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall serve as the campus-based point of contact for students, faculty, and staff to report a formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall act as a broker between the community college and the community college districts Title IX office, and shall assist the community college districts Title IX office in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college.
66279.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each community college district shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the community college districts implementation and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.
(b) The Title IX office established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all of the following:
(1) Ensure timely and effective responses to reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment.
(2) Provide or assist confidential advocates pursuant to Section 66281.9 in providing supportive measures to complainants and, as applicable, respondents.
(3) Process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policies policy established pursuant to Section 66280.
(4) Maintain a case management system that will capture and maintain all of the following information for each formal complaint of sex discrimination:
(A) The date of the formal complaint and the date, nature, and location of the incident or incidents.
(B) The name of the person who reported the formal complaint and the persons affiliation with the campus, district, or whether the formal complaint was reported anonymously.
(C) The name and title of the person who received the formal complaint.
(D) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination, if other than the person who reported the formal complaint, and their affiliation with the campus. district.
(E) The name of the respondent and the respondents affiliation with the campus. district.
(F) Any campus district community context, including, but not limited to, the campus where the incident or incidents occurred, and the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the incident or incidents occurred.
(G) Whether a the formal complaint was received by the campus, district, along with a copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus district dismissed the formal complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with reason for the dismissal.
(H) Whether the campus district opened an investigation and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the formal complaint.
(I) The name of the person assigned to investigate the formal complaint and the name of person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to paragraph (2).
(J) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the formal complaint pursuant to paragraph (2).
(K) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed.
(L) Once completed, the final investigative report for the formal complaint and any changes to the formal complaint requested by the complainant or respondent.
(M) The outcome of the formal complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the formal complaint and any disciplinary measures.
(N) The action plan or remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents.
(5) Develop and implement a comprehensive prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The program shall be updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the reoccurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following:
(A) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, a victim empowerment program, a public awareness campaign, primary prevention, bystander intervention, and risk reduction.
(B) Provide to students, faculty, and staff information regarding the protocols for reporting formal complaints of sex discrimination, including the name, office location, and contact information of the Title IX coordinator, by both of the following means:
(i) Emailing the information to each student, faculty member, and staff member at the beginning of each semester or other academic term.
(ii) Including the information in an on-campus orientation program pursuant to Section 67385.7.
(C) In response to patterns of occurrences of sex discrimination incidents, provide additional prevention training to student organizations on campuses within the district, including, but not limited to, college-affiliated fraternity and sororities, athletic teams, and students who reside on campus.
(6)Provide training to students, faculty, and staff in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies established pursuant to Section 66280.
(6) Provide annual prevention trainings for students, faculty, and staff. The trainings provided by the Title IX office shall be the same as the systemwide prevention trainings provided in Section 66280.
(c) The Title IX coordinator has the authority and responsibility to implement a consistent campuswide districtwide response to reports of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX coordinator shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the systemwide nondiscrimination policy established pursuant to Section 66280. The Title IX coordinator shall operate with the authority, independence, and resources necessary to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. The Title IX coordinator shall be a full time position, and shall be responsible for preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on community college campuses located within the community college district. The Title IX coordinator shall do both of the following:
(1) Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with each campuss the chief executive officer of the community college district to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college. a comprehensive report on the Title IX offices compliance with subdivision (b). This report shall include an action plan on how to address reports and formal complaints of sex discrimination, and on how the district is fulfilling the obligation to provide educational programs free from sex discrimination. This report, once approved by chancellor of the community college district, shall be submitted to the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280.
(2)Meet, on or before September 1, 2026, and at least once every three months thereafter, with the California Community Colleges systemwide Title IX coordinator established pursuant to Section 66280 to provide an evaluation of the Title IX offices activities pursuant to this section in preventing and addressing sex discrimination for each community college campus maintained by the community college district.
(2) If an action plan is provided by the systemwide Office of Civil Rights as part of the evaluation pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 66280, implement that action plan.
(d) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each community college district shall recruit and hire qualified Title IX office personnel, including, but not limited to, the Title IX coordinator, a Title IX case manager, a Title IX investigator, a Title IX prevention education coordinator, and an administrative assistant to serve as the team to process, adjudicate, and implement the outcomes of formal complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The Title IX office personnel shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section.
(2) Beginning with the 202627 academic year, the Title IX coordinator and the chief executive officer of each community college maintained by chancellor of the community college district shall assess whether additional staffing or resources are needed by the Title IX office to fulfill the duties of the Title IX office established pursuant to this section. If additional staff or resources are needed, the community college district shall include a written request for the additional staff or resources in the annual systemwide budget request submitted to the Legislature.
(e) On or before July 1, 2027, each community college shall establish the on-campus position of a deputy Title IX coordinator. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall serve as the campus-based point of contact for students, faculty, and staff to report a formal complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The deputy Title IX coordinator shall act as a broker between the community college and the community college districts Title IX office, and shall assist the community college districts Title IX office in preventing and addressing sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, on the campus of the community college.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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