Mandated Reporting
Mandated Reporting (Responsible Employees)
Except as provided below, any Employee who knows or has reason to know of incidents that may violate the Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy has a duty to promptly report to the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator, who is the campus official designated to receive these reports. Employees with a duty to report are known as Responsible Employees.
How is the duty to report triggered?
When an employee knows, or has reason to know that prohibited conduct has occurred, they must report to the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator. Prohibited conduct includes:
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual misconduct
- Dating Violence
- Domestic Violence
- Stalking
- Sexual exploitation
- Prohibited consensual relationships
- Discrimination based on a protected status
- Harassment based on a protected status
- Retaliation
How is a duty to report fulfilled?
You must report the conduct to the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator. In your report, you must disclose all information available to you, including the names of all involved parties, regardless of whether the person has requested anonymity. To file a report, please use the forms below:
Title IX Report Form DHR Report Form
You may also fulfill your duty by emailing the information to [email protected] or by calling 619-594-6464.
Exceptions to Responsible Employee Requirement
- Physicians, psychotherapists, professional licensed counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and clergy who work on or off campus, acting solely in their roles or capacities as part of their employment, in the provision of medical or mental health treatment or counseling.
- Sexual assault and domestic violence counselors and advocates who work or volunteer on or off campus in sexual assault centers, victim advocacy offices, women’s centers, and health centers and who are acting solely in that role in the provision of counseling or advocacy services.
- CSU union representatives are not required to report potential violations of the Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy if the information is provided to the representative in a confidential setting by a union member seeking advice about a possible violation, or representation in a matter.
Thr employees listed above are required to explain an individual’s rights and options with respect to confidentiality, provide information about the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator’s role and how to contact them, explain how to file a complaint, and provide additional reporting resources, found here.
Child Abuse and Neglect Exception
All professionals described above are mandatory child abuse and neglect reporters and are required to report incidents involving minors to local law enforcement in accordance with CSU’s Policy on Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Under California law, any health practitioner employed in a health facility, clinic, physician's office, or local or state public health department or clinic is required to make a report to local law enforcement if they provide medical services for a physical condition to a person who they know or reasonably suspects is suffering from: (1) a wound or physical injury inflicted by a firearm; or (2) any wound or other physical injury where the injury is the result of assaultive or abusive conduct (including Rape, Sexual Assault, and Dating and Domestic Violence). This exception does not apply to sexual assault and domestic violence counselors and advocates. Health care practitioners should explain this limited exception, if applicable.