AB 2212: Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: Assembly
Latest Version Date: 2026-08-13

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-08-13: Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.)

Introduced

In Committee

Awaiting First Chamber Vote

Passed First Chamber

In Committee

Awaiting Second Chamber Vote

Passed Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

(1)The

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. Existing law provides that sexual harassment of students is a form of prohibited sex discrimination and defines terms for purposes of the Equity in Higher Education Act.

This bill would define additional terms for purposes of the act, including, among other terms, digitized sexually explicit material, sextortion, technology-facilitated sexual harassment, affirmative consent, and written consent. The bill would also revise the definitions of sexual harassment and sexual exploitation, and make conforming changes.

(2)Existing law requires each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and requests each independent institution of higher education, each private postsecondary educational institution, and each campus of the University of California, to post educational and preventive information on sexual violence and sexual harassment on its campus internet site, including information on specific related topics. Existing law also requires the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and independent institutions of higher education and private postsecondary educational institutions that receive state financial assistance, and requests the University of California, to annually train its students on sexual violence and sexual harassment, and requires that training to cover certain topics.This bill would require and request educational and preventive information on sexual exploitation and technology-facilitated sexual harassment to also be posted on campus internet sites, as provided. The bill would also require the annual training for students to cover, among other things, certain topics related to sexual exploitation and technology-facilitated sexual harassment, as provided.Existing law requires campuses of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and requests campuses of the University of California, to develop policies to encourage students to report any campus crimes involving sexual violence.This bill would require and request those policies to encourage students to also report any campus crimes involving sexual assaults, sexual exploitation, technology-facilitated sexual harassment, and sexual harassment, as provided.By imposing

To the extent that the bill would impose new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

(3)The

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.

Discussed in Hearing