Section 66251 Of Article 1. Title And Declaration Of Purpose From California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 40. >> Chapter 4.5. >> Article 1.

. It is the policy of the State of California to afford all persons, regardless of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other basis that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 422.6 of the Penal Code, equal rights and opportunities in the postsecondary educational institutions of the state. The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit acts that are contrary to that policy and to provide remedies therefor.