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 requires each California State University campus to establish, and each University of California campus to designate, a Title IX office that is under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who is responsible for coordinating the campus' implementation of and compliance with systemwide nondiscrimination policies, as provided.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to establish a statewide Title IX oversight office that would, among other things, serve as a point of contact for students who are dissatisfied with campus-based policies or investigative procedures designed to prevent or address incidents of rape or sexual assault.