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Educ. Code § 56452 Section 56452
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The superintendent shall ensure that the state annually secures all federal funds available for career and vocational education of individuals with exceptional needs.
Educ. Code § 56453 Section 56453
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The superintendent and the Department of Rehabilitation shall enter into an interagency agreement to ensure that the state annually secures all federal funds available under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and that coordination in applying for, distributing, and using…
Educ. Code § 56454 Section 56454
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In order to provide local educational agencies with maximum flexibility to secure and utilize all federal funds available to enable those entities to meet the career and vocational needs of individuals with exceptional needs more effectively and efficiently, and to provide maximu…
Educ. Code § 56456 Section 56456
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It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies may use any state or local special education funds for approved vocational programs, services, and activities to satisfy the excess cost-matching requirements for receipt of federal vocational education funds for…
Educ. Code § 56460 Section 56460
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That while the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-142) and the California Master Plan for Special Education have resulted in improved educational services for individuals wi…
Educ. Code § 56461 Section 56461
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The superintendent shall establish the capacity to provide transition services for a broad range of individuals with exceptional needs such as employment and academic training, strategic planning, interagency coordination, and parent training.
Educ. Code § 56462 Section 56462
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The transition services shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) In-service training programs, resource materials, and handbooks that identify the following: (1) The definition of “transition,” including the major components of an effective school-based transition…
Educ. Code § 56463 Section 56463
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Transition services shall be funded pursuant to the Budget Act.
Educ. Code § 56470 Section 56470
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That an essential component of transition services developed and supported by the State Department of Education is project workability. (b) That the workability program provides instruction and experiences that reinforc…
Educ. Code § 56471 Section 56471
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(a) The program shall be administered by the State Department of Education. (b) The department shall establish an advisory committee. This committee will include representatives from local workability projects to ensure ongoing communications. (c) The Superintendent shall develop…
Educ. Code § 56472 Section 56472
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The population served by workability projects may include secondary students with disabilities, adults with disabilities and other individuals who experience barriers to successful completion of school.
Educ. Code § 56473 Section 56473
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Project workability shall be funded pursuant to Item 6100-161-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act.
Educ. Code § 56474 Section 56474
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The superintendent shall continue to seek additional state and federal funding for project workability.
Educ. Code § 66250 Section 66250
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This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Equity in Higher Education Act.
Educ. Code § 66251 Section 66251
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It is the policy of the State of California to afford all persons, regardless of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other basis that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth …
Educ. Code § 66252 Section 66252
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(a) All students have the right to participate fully in the educational process, free from discrimination and harassment. Existing law, pursuant to Section 66270, provides that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, gender identity, gen…
Educ. Code § 66260 Section 66260
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The definitions in this article shall govern the use of the terms defined for purposes of this chapter.
Educ. Code § 66260.5 Section 66260.5
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“Disability” includes mental and physical disability as defined in Section 12926 of the Government Code.
Educ. Code § 66260.6 Section 66260.6
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“Disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code, including immigration status,” incl…
Educ. Code § 66260.7 Section 66260.7
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“Gender” means sex, and includes a person’s gender identity and gender expression. “Gender expression” means a person’s gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth.
Educ. Code § 66261 Section 66261
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“Governing board” means the governing board of a community college.
Educ. Code § 66261.3 Section 66261.3
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“Nationality” or “national identity” includes a person’s actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, citizenship, or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity. Discrimination against Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Christian, o…
Educ. Code § 66261.5 Section 66261.5
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“Postsecondary educational institution” means a public or private institution of vocational, professional, or postsecondary education; the governing board of a community college district; the Regents of the University of California; or the Trustees of the California State Univers…
Educ. Code § 66261.7 Section 66261.7
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“Race or ethnicity” includes ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background.
Educ. Code § 66262 Section 66262
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“Religion” includes all aspects of religious belief, observance, and practice and includes agnosticism and atheism. “Discrimination on the basis of religion” includes, but is not limited to, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
Educ. Code § 66262.5 Section 66262.5
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(a) (1) “Sexual harassment” has the same meaning as defined in Section 212.5 and includes sexual battery, sexual violence, and sexual exploitation. (2) Sexual harassment of students is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Section 66270. (b) For purposes of this chapter, the…
Educ. Code § 66262.7 Section 66262.7
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“Sexual orientation” means a person’s physical, emotional, and romantic attraction to other people. “Sexual orientation” includes, but is not limited to, heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, asexuality, and pansexuality.
Educ. Code § 66263 Section 66263
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“State financial assistance” has the same meaning as defined in Section 213.
Educ. Code § 66264 Section 66264
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“State student financial aid” has the same meaning as defined in Section 214.
Educ. Code § 66268 Section 66268
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(a) It is the policy of the State of California, pursuant to Section 66251, that all persons, regardless of their race, color, or national origin, should enjoy freedom from discrimination of any kind, including harassment based on a person’s actual or perceived shared ancestry or…
Educ. Code § 66270 Section 66270
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No person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any other charac…
Educ. Code § 66270.3 Section 66270.3
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a postsecondary institution to offer admission or student financial aid to a person excluded from the term “immigrant,” for purposes of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101), pursuant to paragraph (1…
Educ. Code § 66270.7 Section 66270.7
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(a) As used in this section “hostile environment” means unwelcomed conduct based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or disability status, that based on the totality of circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive, and …
Educ. Code § 66271 Section 66271
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This chapter shall not apply to an educational institution that is controlled by a religious organization if the application would not be consistent with the religious tenets of that organization.
Educ. Code § 66271.1 Section 66271.1
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The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California may, adopt regulations as required by law to implement this chapter.
Educ. Code § 66271.2 Section 66271.2
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(a) The Trustees of the California State University and the governing board of each community college district shall designate an employee at each of their respective campuses as a point of contact for the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, transgender, gender-n…
Educ. Code § 66271.3 Section 66271.3
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The Legislative Analyst is encouraged to conduct an assessment of the California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California systems with respect to the quality of life at those campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff,…
Educ. Code § 66271.4 Section 66271.4
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(a) For purposes of this section, “public postsecondary educational institution” or “institution” means a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges. (b) (1) If a public postsecondary educational institution recei…
Educ. Code § 66271.41 Section 66271.41
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(a) The governing board of each community college district and the Trustees of the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, implement a system by which current students, staff, and faculty can declare an affirmed name, g…
Educ. Code § 66271.5 Section 66271.5
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The provisions of this article are supplemental to any provision in the Constitution or laws of the United States or laws of the State of California, relating to discrimination.
Educ. Code § 66271.6 Section 66271.6
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) On June 23, 1972, Congress enacted Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This landmark legislation provides that: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be exclu…
Educ. Code § 66271.7 Section 66271.7
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(a) It is the policy of the state that community college classes and courses, including nonacademic and elective classes and courses, shall be conducted without regard to the sex of the student enrolled in these classes and courses. (b) No community college district shall prohibi…
Educ. Code § 66271.8 Section 66271.8
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that female students should be accorded opportunities for participation in public postsecondary educational institution athletic programs equivalent to those accorded male students. (b) In apportioning public funds, public postsecondary educ…
Educ. Code § 66271.9 Section 66271.9
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(a) The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and a satellite campus of these systems and the University of California are encouraged to, provide reasonable accommodations on their respective campuses for a lactating student to express breast mi…
Educ. Code § 66272 Section 66272
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This article shall not apply to an educational institution whose primary purpose is the training of individuals for the military services of the United States, or the merchant marine.
Educ. Code § 66273 Section 66273
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This article shall not apply to the membership practices of a social fraternity or social sorority, exempt from taxation under subdivision (a) of Section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whose active membership consists primarily of students in attendance at a po…
Educ. Code § 66276 Section 66276
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This article shall not apply to any scholarship or other financial assistance awarded by a postsecondary educational institution to any individual upon the basis of a combination of factors related to the individual’s personal appearance, poise, and talent as an award in any page…
Educ. Code § 66277 Section 66277
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In regard to admissions to educational institutions, this article shall apply only to institutions of vocational, professional, or postgraduate education, and to public postsecondary education institutions.
Educ. Code § 66278 Section 66278
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In regard to admissions to educational institutions, this article shall not apply to any public institution of undergraduate higher education which traditionally and continually from its establishment has had a policy of admitting only students of one sex.
Educ. Code § 66279 Section 66279
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the California State University shall establish, on or before July 1, 2026, a Title IX office in a private space for students and employees to disclose reports and complaints…