Steve Glazer
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 7
Author
The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California's public and independent segments of higher education and their respective institutions of higher education. A provision of the act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, act to make the provision applicable. A portion of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, known as the Equity in Higher Education Act, provides, among other things, that all students have the right to participate fully in the educational process, free from discrimination and harassment, and that California's postsecondary educational institutions have an affirmative obligation to combat racism, sexism, and other forms of bias, and a responsibility to provide equal educational opportunity. This bill would state that the governing boards of community college districts, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Regents of the University of California have the primary responsibility to prevent and address conduct that either creates a hostile environment for students on campus or results in differential treatment of students on campus, as specified. The bill would require the Trustees of the California State University and the governing board of each community college district to, among other things, adopt rules and procedures, as specified, to prohibit violent, harassing, intimidating, or discriminatory conduct that creates a hostile environment on campus, to prohibit conduct that limits or denies a person's ability to participate in, or benefit from, the free exchange of ideas or the educational mission of the segment, and to establish, and require each campus to publish on campus internet websites, reasonable content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions and, if applicable, any advance permitting requirements for protests on campus. The bill would require the trustees and the governing board of each community college district to develop mandatory training programs to educate students on what constitutes violent, harassing, intimidating, or discriminatory conduct that creates a hostile environment on campus, the procedures for investigating violations of the student code of conduct, when and where protests and gatherings may be held, as specified, and on how to exchange views in an atmosphere of mutual respect and civility. The bill would require the trustees and the governing board of each community college district to submit a report, on or before January 2, 2025, and annually thereafter, to the Legislature on the implementation and administration of the bill. The bill would request the University of California to comply with these provisions. The bill would make its provisions severable. To the extent that the bill would impose new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 18).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 4139.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3978.) (May 16).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Set for hearing May 16.
May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 13.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3726.) (April 23).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3560.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 23 in JUD. pending receipt.
Set for hearing April 10.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1287 | HTML |
| 02/15/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/29/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/20/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/03/24 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/08/24- Senate Education | |
| 04/21/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/10/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/16/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/18/24- Assembly Higher Education | |
| 06/30/24- Assembly Judiciary |
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