Public and private colleges and universities in California must post their sexual harassment policies online and provide copies to all students and faculty under a new law.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed AB2654, which seeks greater awareness of campus sexual harassment policies already mandated by state and federal laws.
Each college must also specify a complaint process and timeline.
Democratic Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla of Concord wrote the law in response multiple cases of sexual assault by faculty and high-profile investigations at the University of California Berkeley.
It also follows former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner's June sentencing to six months in jail for raping a woman on campus.
When Turner arrived at Stanford, new students were required to complete online training about sexual consent and assault intervention.
Note: We recognize the need of legislators to "do something." But at some point, repetition of messages is self-defeating. Folks stop seeing them
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