CA AB1905

Requires public postsecondary institutions (California Community Colleges, CSU, UC, and College of the Law San Francisco) to adopt written policies prohibiting retreat rights for administrators in sexual harassment cases if the employee is found to have committed harassment, resigns during investigation, or settles the complaint.

Mandates supervisors and administrators consult with appropriate entities before providing official recommendation letters to employees and prohibits such letters if the employee is a respondent in a sexual harassment complaint that resulted in a finding of harassment, resignation during investigation, or settlement.

Requires institutions to adopt written policies on sexual harassment settlements and informal resolutions that prohibit settlements or informal resolutions if the complainant is a student, the respondent is accused of sexual assault/violence/battery, or the agreement includes a nondisclosure clause.

Mandates campus chief executive officers preliminarily approve all sexual harassment settlement offers without delegation, and requires governing boards to approve all settlements preliminarily approved by the CEO.

Requires campus chief executive officers to personally approve all informal resolutions without delegation authority.