Discrimination

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California Community College System Each community college district has primary responsibility to insure that its programs and activities are available to all persons without regard to ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, race, sex, color, sexual orientation, ancestry, or physical or mental disability, or to their association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Therefore, each community college district shall investigate complaints of unlawful discrimination in its programs or activities, and seek to resolve those complaints in accordance with the provisions of [sections 59300 et seq.]." (Title 5, California Code of Regulations, section 59320.) California Code of Regulations, Title 5, sections 59300 et seq., establishes the procedure for handling complaints alleging violation of state and federal nondiscrimination laws within the California Community College system.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) This is where a community college district employee may also file his or her employment-related complaint.
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). On the state level DFEH has final jurisdiction over employment-related cases. Therefore, complainants in employment discrimination cases do not have the right to appeal to the State Chancellor's Office and must file with DFEH if the matter is not resolved at the local level. 1-800-884-1684.
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education (OCR) This is where community college students may also file an unlawful discrimination complaint.
Discrimination Based on Disability OCR Reading Room US Dept of Education

Resources

Legal Advisory Changes to Nondiscrimination Regulations
Discrim_Complaint_2008 Chancellor's Office (2008)
MODEL_POLICY_2008_clean Chancellor's Office (2008)
REGULATIONS-2008 Nondiscrimination Regulations - Chancellor's Office (2008)

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