Section 94385 Of Chapter 3.7. Student Safety From California Education Code >> Division 10. >> Title 3. >> Part 59. >> Chapter 3.7.
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. (a) Each private postsecondary educational institution and
private vocational educational institution 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 or 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) 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.