66093.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) California’s colleges and universities have traditionally been beacons of free thought that challenge students in a peaceful, safe environment. Its institutions of higher education have always been of great pride to the State of California.
(2) With great risks presented by changes to immigration policies and enforcement at the federal level, it is more important than ever to work to protect the students, faculty, staff, and the public, and ensure that, regardless of their immigration status, they can continue to take advantage of the
education to which they are entitled, and are free from intimidation or loss of access to resources and programs that other students enjoy.
(3) It is imperative that California put necessary protections in place, and show it will take the necessary steps to ensure that the state’s students, faculty, staff, and the public have every opportunity to continue their education without fear or undue risk.
(4) In doing so, California reaffirms the principles that the attainment of education for the betterment of the individual and the community is paramount, regardless of one’s immigration status. It is in the country’s best interests, as a nation of immigrants, which has benefited greatly from immigrants of all walks and backgrounds, to ensure that those who pursue educational and academic
growth may further contribute to the productivity of this great state and nation.
(b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to enact the policies set forth in Section 66093.3 to ensure that California’s public and private institutions of higher education strive to foster a campus community that is safe, welcoming for all, and provides access to services and supports for all students, faculty, and staff regardless of their immigration status.
66093.3.
The Trustees of the California State University, the governing board of each community college district in the state, and each independent institution of higher education that is a qualifying institution as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 69432.7, shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, do all of the following to the fullest extent consistent with state and federal law:(a) Refrain from disclosing personal information about students, faculty, and staff except: (1)as required by law; (2) with the consent of the person identified, or if the person is under 18 years of age, with the consent of the parent or guardian of the person identified; (2) as may legally be disclosed under state and federal privacy laws; (3) for the programmatic purpose for which the information was obtained; (4) as part of a directory that does not include residence addresses or individual students’ persons’ course schedules and that the person has not elected to opt out of; or (5) in response to a judicial warrant warrant, court order, or subpoena.
(b) Advise all students, and require each member of the faculty and staff, to immediately faculty, and staff to notify the office of the chancellor or president, or his or her designee, as soon as possible, if he or she is advised that public or law enforcement entities are
an immigration officer is expected to enter, will enter, or have
has entered the campus to execute a federal immigration order.
(c) If there is reason to suspect that a student, faculty, or staff person has been taken into custody as a result of an immigration enforcement action, the college or university, as soon as possible, shall notify the person’s emergency contact that the person has been taken into custody.
(d) Comply with a request from an immigration officer for access to nonpublic areas of the campus only upon presentation of a judicial warrant. This subdivision shall not apply to an immigration officer’s request for access or information related to the operation of international student, staff, or faculty programs, employment verification efforts, or other nonenforcement activities.
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(e) Advise all students, and require all faculty
faculty, and staff responding to or having contact with a representative of a public or law enforcement entity
an immigration officer executing a federal immigration order, to promptly refer the entity or individual to the office of the chancellor or president, or his or her designee, for purposes of verifying the legality of any warrant warrant, court order, or subpoena.
(2)No student, faculty, or staff member may be subject to administrative or academic discipline for responding to a federal immigration order in accordance with this subdivision.
(d)Comply with a request for student, faculty, or staff records from an agent or employee of the federal
Immigration and Customs Enforcement or customs and border protection agencies only upon presentation of a valid subpoena. This provision shall not be construed to restrict or interfere with compliance and interaction with federal immigration officers in relation to the operation of international student or faculty programs.
(e)Comply with a request for access to the campus from an
agent or employee of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement or customs and border protection agencies only upon presentation of a judicial warrant. This provision shall not be construed to restrict or interfere with compliance and interaction with federal immigration officers in relation to the operation of international student or faculty programs.
(f) Assign Designate a staff person, or multiple staff persons as necessary, person to serve as a point
of contact for any student, faculty, or staff person who may or could be subject to an immigration order or inquiry on campus. Unless the disclosure is required by law, staff permitted by state and federal education privacy law, faculty and staff persons shall be prohibited from discussing the personal information, including immigration status information, of any student, faculty, or staff person with anyone, or revealing that immigration status to anyone, except as may be required to fulfill a university or
college academic, programmatic, or service need for the individual. personal information to anyone. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require a college or university to hire staff to fulfill the requirements of this subdivision.
(g) Solicit and maintain Maintain a contact list of known attorneys or legal services providers who provide pro bono legal immigration representation, and provide it free of charge to any and all students who
request it. The list shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the organization’s name and contact number, the attorney’s name, photograph if available, telephone and cellular telephone numbers, email address, and office address.
(h) Adopt and implement, by March 1, 2020, a policy 2019, the model policy developed by the Attorney General or an equivalent policy pursuant to the California Values Act (Chapter 17.25 (commencing with Section 7284) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code), limiting assistance with immigration enforcement to the fullest
extent possible consistent with federal and state law.
(i) (1) Post on its Internet Web site in a conspicuous location, and provide via email quarterly or each semester to all students, faculty, and staff:
(A) A copy of the policy developed adopted pursuant to subdivision (h).
(B) Guidance informing them of their rights under state and federal immigration laws and how to respond to a federal immigration action or order.
(2) Update the information posted on its Internet Web site pursuant to paragraph (1) as often as is necessary to reflect any changes to federal and state immigration laws and university or college policies and procedures.
(j) In the event that a student enrolled pursuant to Section 68130.5 an undocumented student is subject to a federal immigration order, ensure that both of the following occur:
(1) In the event that students to whom Section 68130.5 is applicable are
an undocumented student is detained, deported, or are
is unable to attend to their his or her academic requirements due to the actions of a public law enforcement agency, federal immigration and customs enforcement, or other public entity an immigration officer in relation to a federal immigration order, to the greatest extent possible, they retain the college or university shall make all reasonable efforts to assist the
student in retaining
any eligibility for financial aid, fellowship stipends, exemption from nonresident tuition fees, funding for research or other educational projects, housing stipends or services, or other benefits they have he or she has been awarded or received and are permitted received, and permit the student to be reenrolled if and when students are the student is able to return to the
college or university. It is the intent of the Legislature that, in implementing this paragraph, California colleges and universities make every effort reasonable and good-faith efforts to provide for a seamless transition in a student’s reenrollment and reacquisition of campus services and supports.
(2) That staff is available to assist, in a sensitive manner, students to whom Section 68130.5 is applicable, undocumented students, and other students, faculty, and staff who may be subject to a federal
immigration order or inquiry, or who may face similar issues, and whose education or employment is at risk because of federal immigration actions.
(k) For purposes of this article, “immigration officer” means any state, local, or federal law enforcement officer who is seeking to enforce immigration law.