California lawmakers on Monday sent Gov. Jerry Brown a measure that would extend the jurisdiction of state community colleges beyond campus borders when the institutions are responding to incidents of sexual assault.
The measure would allow community colleges to suspend, expel or remove students who have committed sexual assault – even if the victim does not attend the same school or the incident did not occur on campus.
Existing law authorizes a community college to take such actions only in limited circumstances: A student may be suspended, expelled or removed only for behavior directly related to college activity or attendance.