Report 2022-109 Recommendation 10 Responses

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

Recommendation #10 To: University, California State

To ensure that campuses provide prompt discipline, the Chancellor's Office should provide guidance to campuses by July 2024 about best practices for initiating, carrying out, and documenting timely disciplinary or corrective actions after a finding of sexual harassment. Further, it should encourage campuses to communicate these principles to relevant decision makers. This guidance should include providing a prompt notice of pending disciplinary action to a respondent when applicable.

1-Year Agency Response

The Chancellor's Office has developed guidance about expectations with respect to initiating, carrying out, and documenting timely disciplinary or corrective actions after a finding of sexual harassment, and about the necessity to consult with the Title IX and DHR offices to ensure consistent disciplinary outcomes. The guidance was shared with all CSU Title IX coordinators and Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (DHR) administrators.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

The Chancellor's Office issued guidance for initiating, carrying out, and documenting timely disciplinary or corrective actions after a finding of sexual harassment. The new guidance implements all elements of our recommendation.

6-Month Agency Response

The Chancellor's Office is developing guidance about expectations with respect to initiating, carrying out, and documenting timely disciplinary or corrective actions after a finding of sexual harassment, and about the necessity to consult with the Title IX and DHR offices to ensure consistent disciplinary outcomes.

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

60-Day Agency Response

The Chancellor's Office will develop guidance about best practices for initiating, carrying out, and documenting timely disciplinary or corrective actions after a finding of sexual harassment.

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

All Recommendations in 2022-109

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.