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Mandated Training for Faculty & Supervisors:
Who Must Take Supervisor Training (AB1825)?
California lawAB1825 mandates that all employers with more than 50 employees provide at least two hours of harassment prevention training to all supervisors at least every two years.
Definition: at Stanford, a supervisor is anyone who
- supervises, directs, or evaluates the work of one or more employees or student employees (including TAs, RAs, casuals, or temps)
or
- is an Academic Council faculty member (tenure line, research, teaching, performance)
Stanford faculty members and Senior Lecturers are defined as "supervisors" for purposes of this training mandate, whether or not they supervise or direct the work of others.
To determine whether you need to take the course for supervisors, find your job title in the chart below. Click on the job title for more information.
Consult our FAQ PAGE for if you have unanswered questions.
“YES” on the chart below means Supervisor training is required.
Faculty
Academic Council Members, Professors (tenure-line, research, teaching, performance, Med Center line), Senior Lecturers, and Clinician Educators need to complete the supervisor course.
Senior Fellows
Senior fellows need to complete supervisor training if they are on the Stanford payroll.
Emeritus Professors
Emeritus professors who are recalled to active duty need to train. Those who are not recalled do not have to train.
Visiting, Consulting, or Acting Faculty
Visiting, consulting and acting faculty may be required by their school or department to complete the online Academic Workplace course.
- Exception: individuals in this group need to complete supervisor training if they supervise, direct, or evaluate the work of one or more employees or student employees (including TAs, RAs, casuals, or temps.)
Senior Lecturers and Artists in Residence
Stanford defines Senior Lecturers and Artists in Residence as "supervisors" for purposes of the AB1825 training mandate, whether or not they supervise or direct the work of others.
Lecturers/Fellows/Instructors
Lecturers, fellows and instructors may be required by their school or department to complete the online Academic Workplace course.
- Exception: a lecturer, fellow, or instructor does need to take the supervisor course (AB1825) if s/he supervises, directs, or evaluates the work of one or more employees or student employees (including TAs, RAs, casuals, or temps.)
Note that senior lecturers are considered to be “supervisors” whether they supervise or not. They must complete the AB1825 course for supervisors.
Visiting Scholars
Visiting Scholars may be required by their school or department to complete the online Academic Workplace course.
Postdoctoral Scholars
Post-docs may be required by their school or department to complete the online Academic Workplace course.
- Exception: A post-doc who supervises, directs, or evaluates the work of one or more paid employees or student employees (including TAs, RAs, casuals, or temps) does need to take the supervisor course (AB1825).
School of Medicine Clinician Educators
- All CEs on the Stanford payroll must train, regardless of their %FTE.
- CEs paid by Stanford who are assigned to work at an affiliated institution must provide the SHPO with proof of training received at that institution. The training must satisfy California requirements.
- Examples of affiliated institutions include Santa Clara County Medical Center and Kaiser.
- VA Training does not satisfy the criteria for California’s mandated supervisor training.
- Stanford does not require univeristy affiliates who are not paid by Stanford (for example, CE Affiliates) to take the supervisor course (AB1825.)
- Exception: Clinical Instructors do not need to take the superviser course unless they supervise, direct, or evaluate the work of one or more paid employees or student employees (including TAs, RAs, casuals, or temps). Clinical Instructors may be required by their school or department to complete the online Academic Workplace course.
School of Medicine Adjunct Clinical Faculty/Residents
Members of these groups are excluded because they do not perform supervisory duties at Stanford.
Staff Supervisors
See "Definition of Supervisor" above.
- Supervisors do not need to have the words "supervisor" or "manager" included in their job title. Administrative associates can be supervisors if they supervise, direct, or evaluate the work of other employees, even if those employees are temps or students.
Academic Staff - Research
Academic Staff - Researchers may be required by their school or department to complete the online Academic Workplace course.
- Exception: Research Staff and Research Associates who supervise, direct, or evaluate the work of one or more paid employees or student employees (including TAs, RAs, casuals, or temps) do need to take the supervisor course (AB1825.)
Faculty/Staff on Sabbatical or Leave
After a sabbatical or other type of leave, a faculty or staff member must complete the training within 90 days of the return to work. Registration notification will be sent by email.
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