UPDATE: Governor Brown only has until September 30th to sign the bill. Make your voice heard today!

With 1 in 5 women (20%) sexually assaulted during their college years, it is time to take action with Senate Bill 967. No student should have to live in fear of becoming a victim of a sexually violent crime while pursuing their academic goals. 

These shocking and unacceptable numbers are the factors motivating thousands of students to pursue the swift passage of SB 967.

Senate Bill 967 can make a difference by holding all schools to the same standard in order to protect students from sexual assault. That standard will be one of prevention, training, and justice so that California college campuses can remedy the sexual assault epidemic. 

This measure shifts the paradigm by implementing an affirmative consent standard, only “yes means yes,” so that victims are not re-victimized by their schools’ disciplinary process. 

Every sexual assault case must be taken seriously in order to end the cycle of violence. Governor Brown, please sign SB 967. 

For more information about SB 967 (De León) go to: http://sd22.senate.ca.gov/ .