5 Things You Need to Know About California’s Campus Sexual Assault Bill - California’s Yes Means Yes Bill
Just a few weeks after the California State Legislature passed the bill that would require colleges to use “affirmative consent” language in their policies dealing with sexual violence on campus, Governor Jerry Brown announced that the bill has been signed into law. Read on below to see how this legislation will change things for college students from San Diego to San Francisco.
California is about to make history with the passage of a bill that will completely change how colleges and universities deal with sexual violence on campus. We break down the details of the monumental legislation below:
1. The bill was passed by the California State Legislature on August 28. The votes in the bill’s favor were unanimous in the California State Senate — from both Democrats and Republicans. The legislation now heads to the desk of state governor Jerry Brown for the final signature needed to make the bill into law. Once Brown signs, the Golden State will be the first in the nation to pass such a law.