Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.
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Overview
This bill aims to strengthen sexual harassment policies at California’s public postsecondary educational institutions. It requires community colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to update their policies to include definitions of terms like ‘digitized sexually explicit material,’ ‘sextortion,’ and ‘technology-facilitated sexual harassment.’ Furthermore, it mandates that these institutions incorporate these updated policies into student orientation and training, and require students to report incidents of sexual assault, exploitation, and harassment, including those facilitated through technology.
Key provisions
- Defines key terms related to sexual harassment, including ‘digitized sexually explicit material,’ ‘sextortion,’ and ‘technology-facilitated sexual harassment.’
- Requires institutions to prohibit the public disclosure of digitized sexually explicit material without written consent.
- Mandates that institutions include updated sexual harassment policies in student orientation and training.
- Requires students to report incidents of sexual assault, sexual exploitation, technology-facilitated sexual harassment, and sexual harassment.
- Community college districts, CSU, and UC must incorporate specific provisions regarding consent and reporting into their policies.
- Requires campuses to post information on sexual exploitation and technology-facilitated sexual harassment on their internet sites.
- Requires annual student training to cover specific topics related to sexual exploitation and technology-facilitated sexual harassment.
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