Section 67385 Of Chapter 16. Student Safety From California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 40. >> Chapter 16.
67385
. (a) The governing board of each community college district,
the Trustees of the California State University, the Board of
Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, and the Regents of the
University of California shall each adopt, and implement at each of
their respective campuses or other facilities, a written procedure or
protocols to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that students,
faculty, and staff who are victims of sexual assault committed at or
upon the grounds of, or upon off-campus grounds or facilities
maintained by the institution, or upon grounds or facilities
maintained by affiliated student organizations, shall receive
treatment and information. If appropriate on-campus treatment
facilities are unavailable, the written procedure on protocols may
provide for referrals to local community treatment centers.
(b) The written procedures or protocols adopted pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall contain at least the following information:
(1) The college policy regarding sexual assault on campus.
(2) Personnel on campus who should be notified, and procedures for
notification, with the consent of the victim.
(3) Legal reporting requirements, and procedures for fulfilling
them.
(4) Services available to victims, and personnel responsible for
providing these services, such as the person assigned to transport
the victim to the hospital, to refer the victim to a counseling
center, and to notify the police, with the victim's concurrence.
(5) A description of campus resources available to victims, as
well as appropriate off-campus services.
(6) Procedures for ongoing case management, including procedures
for keeping the victim informed of the status of any student
disciplinary proceedings in connection with the sexual assault, and
the results of any disciplinary action or appeal, and helping the
victim deal with academic difficulties that may arise because of the
victimization and its impact.
(7) Procedures for guaranteeing confidentiality and appropriately
handling requests for information from the press, concerned students,
and parents.
(8) Each victim of sexual assault should receive information about
the existence of at least the following options: criminal
prosecutions, civil prosecutions, the disciplinary process through
the college, the availability of mediation, alternative housing
assignments, and academic assistance alternatives.
(c) Each segment of higher education shall implement this chapter
from existing funds and resources available to it.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "sexual assault" includes,
but is not limited to, rape, forced sodomy, forced oral copulation,
rape by a foreign object, sexual battery, or threat of sexual
assault.