CA AB1844

Requires public postsecondary institutions (UC, CSU, California Community Colleges) beginning June 1, 2023 to request applicants sign a statement disclosing any informal resolution processes or substantiated Title IX sexual harassment complaints from current or past employment, and prohibits hiring applicants who refuse to sign.

Mandates institutions request information about applicants' Title IX histories from current and past postsecondary employers and authorizes those employers to disclose such information; grants immunity to institutions and employers disclosing information in good faith.

Voids and makes unenforceable any settlement agreement provisions executed after January 1, 2023 that prohibit disclosure of whether an employee was subject to a Title IX investigation for sexual harassment, while permitting nondisclosure of complainants' and witnesses' identities.

Requires institutions to complete Title IX sexual harassment investigations regardless of whether the accused employee leaves employment, unless the victim requests otherwise, and mandates records documenting informal resolutions and substantiated complaints be included in personnel files.

Requires each California Community Colleges and CSU campus to establish by September 1, 2023 three new support roles: student advocate for survivors, staff and faculty advocate for survivors, and campus respondent services coordinator for the accused; encourages UC campuses to do the same.