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Receive a Presentation by the Civil Rights Office on Mandatory Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Training and Civil Rights Training.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation by the Civil Rights Office on Mandatory Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Training and Civil Rights Training.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
At its January 29, 2021 special meeting, the Equal Opportunity Committee directed the Civil Rights Office to present to the Board of Supervisors the status of training administered by the Civil Rights Office.
The Civil Rights Office administers two mandatory trainings on behalf of the County: Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Training (HDP) and Civil Rights Training (CRT).
Section 12950.1 of the Government Code establishes that the County must provide classroom or effective interactive training regarding sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination to all its employees every two years. The Civil Rights Office provides the HDP as online interactive training through the County's learning management system. Employees can access HDP from their computer and view it in several languages. On occasion, Civil Rights Office staff provides in-person classroom HDP training, as requested by County departments.
The Civil Rights Training (CRT) is a Board of Supervisors-mandated two-hour training provided to all County employees every two years. Through collaboration with County departments and employee feedback through anonymous surveys, the CRT has seen many iterations. In its current form, CRT covers implicit and explicit bias, and governing for equity. Initially an in-classroom training, the Civil Rights Office (CRO) adapted and shifted to providing live Zoom CRT sessions as shelter-in-place orders and remote work became the norm. As of December 21, 2020, CRT reached an 85% satisfactory rate from attendees, a significantly high number for a mandatory training.
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