SECTIONS 210-214 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 210-214

210. The definitions in this article shall govern the use of the
terms defined for purposes of this chapter.

210.1. "Disability" includes mental and physical disability as
defined in Section 12926 of the Government Code.

210.2. "Disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity,
religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic contained
in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the
Penal Code" includes a perception that the person has any of those
characteristics or that the person is associated with a person who
has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

210.3. "Educational institution" means a public or private
preschool, elementary, or secondary school or institution; the
governing board of a school district; or any combination of school
districts or counties recognized as the administrative agency for
public elementary or secondary schools.

210.7. "Gender" means sex, and includes a person's gender identity
and gender related appearance and behavior whether or not
stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth.

211. "Governing board" means the governing board of a school
district.

212. "Nationality" includes citizenship, country of origin, and
national origin.

212.1. "Race or ethnicity" includes ancestry, color, ethnic group
identification, and ethnic background.

212.3. "Religion" includes all aspects of religious belief,
observance, and practice and includes agnosticism and atheism.

212.5. "Sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances,
requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual, or physical
conduct of a sexual nature, made by someone from or in the work or
educational setting, under any of the following conditions:
(a) Submission to the conduct is explicitly or implicitly made a
term or a condition of an individual's employment, academic status,
or progress.
(b) Submission to, or rejection of, the conduct by the individual
is used as the basis of employment or academic decisions affecting
the individual.
(c) The conduct has the purpose or effect of having a negative
impact upon the individual's work or academic performance, or of
creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or educational
environment.
(d) Submission to, or rejection of, the conduct by the individual
is used as the basis for any decision affecting the individual
regarding benefits and services, honors, programs, or activities
available at or through the educational institution.

212.6. "Sexual orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality,
or bisexuality.

213. (a) "State financial assistance" means any funds or other form
of financial aid appropriated or authorized pursuant to state law,
or pursuant to federal law administered by any state agency, for the
purpose of providing assistance to any educational institution for
its own benefit or for the benefit of any pupils admitted to the
educational institution.
(b) State financial assistance shall include, but not be limited
to, all of the following:
(1) Grants of state property, or any interest therein.
(2) Provision of the services of state personnel.
(3) Funds provided by contract, tax rebate, appropriation,
allocation, or formula.

214. "State student financial aid" means any funds or other form of
financial aid appropriated or authorized pursuant to state law, or
pursuant to federal law administered by any state agency, for the
purpose of providing assistance directly to any student admitted to
an educational institution. State student financial aid shall
include, but not be limited to, scholarships, loans, grants, or
wages.