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          Bill No:  AB 1549
          Author:   Rendon (D)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE  :  6-0, 6/25/14
          AYES:  Liu, Wyland, Correa, Hancock, Huff, Monning
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Block

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  75-0, 4/24/14 (Consent) - See last page for  
            vote


           SUBJECT  :    Postsecondary education:  Equity in Higher Education  
          Act

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill requires the copy of a postsecondary  
          educational institutions policy on sexual harassment to be  
          prominently displayed on the official Internet Web site of the  
          institution.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law establishes the Equity in Higher  
          Education Act to ensure equal rights and opportunities in  
          postsecondary educational institutions of the state, to prohibit  
          contrary policies, and provide remedies for violations.   
          Provisions governing sex equity establish, among other  
          requirements, that institutions have written policies on sexual  
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          harassment that provide procedures for reporting charges of  
          sexual harassment and pursuing remedies.  Policies are required  
          to be displayed in a prominent location in the main  
          administrative building or other areas of the campus, in  
          orientation programs, to each faculty/staff member, and in all  
          publications that set forth comprehensive rules for the  
          institution.  Institutions are also required to post sexual  
          violence prevention and education materials on the institutions  
          Internet Web site.

          This bill requires the copy of a postsecondary educational  
          institution's policy on sexual harassment to be prominently  
          displayed on the official Internet Web site of the institution.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  7/30/14)

          California Federation of Teachers
          California Teachers Association
          UC Students Association

           ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT  :    According to the author's office,  
          California postsecondary educational institutions must ensure  
          incoming and current students know what the policy is on sexual  
          harassment.  By placing this information on an official Internet  
          Web site, campuses can make this information more accessible to  
          students.

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  75-0, 4/24/14
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,  
            Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian  
            Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,  
            Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,  
            Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,  
            Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones,  
            Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,  
            Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nestande, Olsen, Pan,  
            Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon,  
            Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner,  
            Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A.  
            P�rez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Gray, Harkey, Mansoor, Nazarian, Vacancy







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          PQ:d  7/30/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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