Section 66280 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Systemwide Office of Civil Rights establishment by 2026; duties of the office(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in order to be in compliance with Section 66270, the California State University shall do both of the following on or before July 1, 2026:(1) Establish a systemwide Office of Civil Rights for the purpose of ensuring campus programs and activities are free from sex discrimination. The office shall be led by the systemwide civil rights officer designated pursuant to paragraph (2), who shall report on a periodic and regular basis to the Chancellor of the California State University and the Trustees of the California State University about the status of the implementation of the systemwide nondiscrimination policies pursuant to this section. The systemwide civil rights officer shall be responsible for coordinating the system's implementation of and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policies established pursuant to this section.(2) Establish the position of, and designate a staff person as, the systemwide civil rights officer to monitor the system's compliance with Section 66292.1. The systemwide civil rights officer shall have the experience, training, and expertise necessary to coordinate and carry out the requirements of the systemwide Office of Civil Rights pursuant to this section, and to, if necessary, recruit, hire, and train personnel to carry out the requirements of this section.(b) The systemwide Office of Civil Rights established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall do all of the following: (1) In consultation with confidential advocates, sexual assault and domestic violence counselors, students, faculty, and staff, establish and adopt a single, systemwide nondiscrimination policy for the entire system. The policy shall incorporate state and federal law pertaining to the prevention of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681, et seq.) and Sections 66281.4, 66281.5, 66281.8, 67385, 67385.7, and 67386.(2) In accordance with the policy adopted pursuant to paragraph (1), develop and implement a grievance procedure for prompt and equitable processing, adjudication, and resolution of all complaints of sex discrimination filed by students, faculty, or staff in which the respondent is any of the following: (B) A campus Title IX coordinator.(C) An employee of the office of the Chancellor of the California State University.(D) A member of the Trustees of the California State University.(E) The Chancellor of the California State University.(3) Adjudicate any complaints described in paragraph (2) in accordance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy adopted pursuant to paragraph (1).(4) Provide annual training for personnel in Title IX offices on a campus of the California State University.(5) Establish and serve as a resource for the implementation of the best practices guidance for the prevention of sex discrimination and the adjudication of complaints of sex discrimination as required by the systemwide nondiscrimination policy adopted pursuant to paragraph (1).(6) Process appeals for sex discrimination complaints pursuant to Section 66292.3.(7)(A) Conduct a compliance review, at least once every three years, of each campus of the California State University to determine whether they are complying with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy pursuant to paragraph (1) and the best practices established pursuant to paragraph (5).(B) The compliance reviews conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be presented during a public session of the Trustees of the California State University in the year the review is completed and shall be made public on the internet website of the trustees and on the campus internet website.(8) Establish a range of disciplinary sanctions for respondents who are students, faculty, or staff of the system and who are found to have violated the system's nondiscrimination policy.(9) Annually assess whether the systemwide Office of Civil Rights requires additional staffing or resources to comply with this section, and, if required, make a request for the additional staffing or resources to be included in the annual systemwide budget request made by the system to the Governor, in compliance with the policies established by the system for making budgetary requests.Added by Stats 2024 ch 693 (AB 2047),s 3, eff. 1/1/2025.