(a) On or before July 1, 2023, the Chancellor of the California State University shall convene a stakeholder workgroup that includes, but is not limited to, a representative from all of the following stakeholders:

(1) Faculty.

(2) Staff.

(3) Students.

(4) Campus health and safety personnel.

(5) Bargaining unit representatives.

(b) The stakeholder workgroup shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Chancellor of the California State University nine months after the first meeting of the stakeholder workgroup that includes recommendations to alleviate concerns of current emergency response programs on the campuses of the California State University.

(c) In preparing the report pursuant to subdivision (b), the stakeholder workgroup shall, at a minimum, evaluate and report on both of the following:

(1) Alternatives to current procedures and processes for responding to nonviolent and noncriminal situations on the campuses of the California State University.

(2) Alternative dispute resolution options to resolve employee conflicts.

(d) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be submitted in compliance with § 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to § 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on July 1, 2027.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 931, Sec. 2. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)