Board Members - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

The Department of Fair Employment and Housing has determined that the California laws requiring sexual harassment preventiontraining and education for supervisory employees are also applicable to members of State of California boards and commissions. These laws were established by Assembly Bill 1825 (Reyes, Chapter 933, Statutes of 2004).

In this instance, the State of California is an employer and board/commission members are "supervisory" employees. A supervisor, under the law, is any individual having the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline employees, or effectively recommend that action. Since board and commission members make those kinds of decisions, it has been interpreted that board/commission members are "supervisory employees" and that the law is applicable to such board and commission members.

All new board and commission members must complete the required training within six months of their assumption of office.