SECTIONS 66290-66292.4

66290.  Prior to receipt of any state financial assistance or statestudent financial aid, a postsecondary educational institution shallprovide assurance to the agency administering the funds, in themanner required by the funding agency, that each program or activityconducted by the postsecondary educational institution will beconducted in compliance with this chapter and all other applicableprovisions of state law prohibiting discrimination on the basis ofsex. A single assurance, not more than one page in length and signedby an appropriate responsible official of the postsecondaryeducational institution, may be provided for all the programs andactivities conducted by a postsecondary educational institution.66291.  (a) A community college district shall submit timely,complete, and accurate compliance reports to the chancellor's office,as that entity may require. (b) All reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be madeavailable by the educational institution for public inspection duringregular business hours.66292.  (a) The governing board of a community college districtshall have the primary responsibility for ensuring that communitycollege district programs and activities are free from discriminationbased on age and the characteristics listed in Section 66270. (b) The Chancellor's office of the California Community Collegesshall have responsibility for monitoring the compliance of eachdistrict with any and all regulations adopted pursuant to Section11138 of the Government Code.66292.1.  The Chancellor of the California State University and thepresident of each California State University campus shall have theprimary responsibility for ensuring that campus programs andactivities are free from discrimination based on age and thecharacteristics listed in Section 66270.66292.2.  The President of the University of California and thechancellor of each University of California campus shall have primaryresponsibility for ensuring that campus programs and activities arefree from discrimination based on age and the characteristics listedin Section 66270.66292.3.  (a) A party to a written complaint of prohibiteddiscrimination may appeal the action taken by the governing board ofa community college district or the president of a campus of theCalifornia State University, pursuant to this article, to the Boardof Governors of the California Community Colleges or the Chancellorof the California State University, as applicable. (b) Persons who have filed a complaint, pursuant to this chapter,with an educational institution shall be advised by the educationalinstitution that civil law remedies, including, but not limited to,injunctions, restraining orders, or other remedies or orders, mayalso be available to complainants. The educational institution shallmake this information available by publication in appropriateinformational materials. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require anexhaustion of the appeal to the Board of Governors of the CaliforniaCommunity Colleges or to the Chancellor of the California StateUniversity pursuant to subdivision (a), before civil law remedies maybe purchased. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person whoalleges that he or she is a victim of discrimination may not seekcivil remedies pursuant to this section until at least 90 days haveelapsed from the filing of a discrimination complaint with the localeducational agency. The 90-day moratorium imposed by this subdivisiondoes not apply to injunctive relief and is applicable only if thelocal educational agency has appropriately, and in a timely manner,apprised the complainant of his or her right to file a complaint.66292.4.  This chapter may be enforced through a civil action.