Report 2022-109 Recommendation 8 Responses

Report 2022-109: California State University: It Did Not Adequately or Consistently Address Some Allegations of Sexual Harassment (Release Date: July 2023)

Recommendation #8 To: University, California State

To better ensure the timeliness of investigations, the Chancellor's Office should identify a solution by July 2024 for ascertaining that campuses have adequate resources for conducting formal investigations. As part of this process, the Chancellor's Office should consider whether employing a pool of dedicated systemwide investigators who are external to campuses would help provide timely, consistent, and independent investigations for campuses when they choose not to investigate allegations themselves or lack the available internal resources to do so. Finally, once it has identified a solution, the Chancellor's Office should implement this solution.

6-Month Agency Response

The Chancellor's Office continues to evaluate staffing solutions including whether to employ a pool of dedicated systemwide investigators.

In addition, the Chancellor's Office is considering strategies for centralizing the hearing process across campuses.

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

60-Day Agency Response

The Chancellor's Office is evaluating additional staffing solutions including whether to employ a pool of dedicated systemwide investigators.

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

All Recommendations in 2022-109

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.