SB 808 Strengthens Oversight of Sexual Harassment on CSU Campuses

On October 7, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 808 (“SB 808”) into law, which amends the California Health and Safety Code to require the California State University (“CSU”) Chancellor’s Office and each of the CSU system’s 23 campuses to make certain annual disclosures about sexual harassment reports on campus. Specifically, the system will be required to disclose the number of sexual harassment reports they receive each year, how many of those reports resulted in investigations, how long it took the investigations to commence and conclude, and how many investigations triggered hearings and appeals. These annual reports must be posted on the system website for the public to access.

This change comes after numerous reports of the CSU system mishandling student and employee reports of sexual misconduct on campuses and was co-sponsored by the CSU Employees Union and the California Faculty Association.

For more information on SB 808, contact your labor lawyer.