Report 2022-109 Recommendation 3 Responses
Report 2022-109: California State University: It Did Not Adequately or Consistently Address Some Allegations of Sexual Harassment (Release Date: July 2023)
Recommendation #3 To: University, California State
To ensure that campuses' determinations about sexual harassment are consistent and appropriate, the Chancellor's Office should create and disseminate written guidance by July 2024 that provides a framework for how investigators should interpret each component of CSU's sexual harassment definition and how they should determine whether alleged conduct meets that definition. The guidance should include specific examples as necessary.
6-Month Agency Response
The Chancellor's Office is developing written guidance that provides a framework for how investigators should interpret each component of CSU's sexual harassment definition and how they should determine whether alleged conduct meets that definition. The written guidance will include specific examples as necessary. A first draft of the guidance is expected to be completed by March 1, 2024.
- Estimated Completion Date: July 2024
- Response Date: January 2024
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
Through its Nondiscrimination Policy workgroup, the Chancellor's Office will create and disseminate written guidance that provides a framework for how investigators should interpret each component of CSU's sexual harassment definition and how they should determine whether alleged conduct meets that definition. The written guidance will include specific examples as necessary. The workgroup is currently meeting twice per month; meeting frequency will be increased as necessary.
- Estimated Completion Date: July 2024
- Response Date: September 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2022-109
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.