Report 2013-124 Recommendation 32 Responses

Report 2013-124: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence: California Universities Must Better Protect Students by Doing More to Prevent, Respond to, and Resolve Incidents (Release Date: June 2014)

Recommendation #32 To: University of California, Berkeley

To comply with state law, all universities must ensure the appropriate distribution of their written policy on sexual harassment to all university employees at the beginning of every academic year.

6-Month Agency Response

A campus-wide memo distributing the policy to all faculty, staff and students was sent on October 20, 2014. Text from the memo can be found here: https://calmessages.berkeley.edu/archives/message/36748

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

60-Day Agency Response

Policy will be distributed to campus via email from the Chancellor at the beginning of Fall 2014 term, and then annually going forward. Additionally, campus will launch a public awareness campaign on sexual violence targeted to undergraduate students at the beginning of the 2014-15 school year. Posters, flyers and other materials will refer students to survivorsupport.berkeley.edu for information, policies and resources.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2013-124

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.