(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and in furtherance of complying with Section 66270, each campus of the University of California shall designate, on or before July 1, 2026, a private space, known as the Title IX office, for students and employees to disclose reports and complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. The designated Title IX office space may be located within an existing office on campus, including, but not limited to, a civil rights office or antidiscrimination office. The Title IX office shall be under the administration of a Title IX coordinator who shall be responsible for coordinating the campusâ implementation of and compliance with the systemwide nondiscrimination policy identified and maintained pursuant to Section 66280.5. (2) The Title IX coordinator and designated staff shall do all of the following: (A) Oversee and ensure timely and effective responses to reports and complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. (B) Oversee the provision of supportive measures to complainants, and, as applicable, respondents. (C) Oversee the process of adjudicating and resolving complaints of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, pursuant to the systemwide nondiscrimination policy identified and maintained pursuant to Section 66280.5. (D) Maintain a case management system that includes all of the following information for each complaint of sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment: (i) The date of the complaint and the date, nature, and location of the alleged incident or incidents. (ii) The name of the person who reported the complaint and the personâs affiliation with the campus, or whether the complaint was reported anonymously. (iii) The name and title of the person who received the complaint. (iv) The name of the person alleged to have experienced sex discrimination and their affiliation with the campus. (v) The name of the respondent and the respondentâs affiliation with the campus. (vi) Any campus community context, including, but not limited to, the athletic team, student organization, or campus department or office where the alleged incident or incidents occurred. (vii) A copy of the notice of allegations provided to the parties. If the campus dismissed the complaint, a copy of the written notice of dismissal provided to the parties with the reason for the dismissal. (viii) Whether the campus opened an investigation of the complaint and, if applicable, its reason for declining to investigate the complaint. (ix) The name of the person assigned to investigate the complaint, and the name of the person assigned to implement any supportive measures pursuant to subparagraph (B). (x) All supportive measures offered and implemented in response to the complaint pursuant to subparagraph (B). (xi) The names of all witnesses identified by either party, interview notes or summaries, if available, and, for any witnesses who were not interviewed, an explanation of why they were not interviewed. (xii) Once completed, the final investigative report for the complaint and any response made to the final investigative report by the complainant or respondent. (xiii) The outcome of the complaint, including, if applicable, the rulings from a hearing on the complaint and any disciplinary measures. (xiv) The remedies implemented by the Title IX coordinator and the campus, if applicable, to deter and prevent the recurrence of sex discrimination incidents. (E) Oversee the development and implementation of a prevention and outreach program on sex discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. This program shall be reviewed and, if necessary, updated annually to address sex discrimination incidents and prevent the recurrence of sex discrimination incidents. The program shall do all of the following: (i) Address a range of strategies to prevent sex discrimination, including, b
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