Earlier this fall, California adopted Senate Bill 98, the Sending Alerts to Families in Education (SAFE) Act. This new law requires educational institutions, including CSU campuses, to alert our campus community if immigration enforcement actions take place on campus. Additionally, the law requires campuses to provide support for students who are detained, deported, or otherwise unable to meet their academic obligations because of immigration enforcement activity.
Under SB 98, if an immigration enforcement activity takes place on campus, we will send a campus-wide email message to all students and employees sharing the date, time, and location of the activity, as well as links to resources and support. To avoid unnecessary alarm, the University Police Department and appropriate campus officials will confirm immigration enforcement activities prior to notice being sent to the campus.
Messages will be sent via SacSend, our campus email system, and will be posted on our website and our flagship social media accounts. Immigration enforcement activities will not necessarily trigger the use of our Emergency Notification System (ENS), which is reserved for events such as a campus shooting, bomb threat, hazardous material spill, flood, fire, campus closure, or other activity that may cause immediate harm. In the event of an active safety emergency, ENS text alerts will be utilized.
We understand that these types of notifications—and the very possibility of such actions—can cause stress, anxiety, and uncertainty. Numerous resources for the campus community are available on our Immigration Information web page, and are also available on the CSU webpage.
In August, we shared a message about how we would notify and support our campus community in the event of immigration enforcement activities on campus. The standards we established for our campus then meet or exceed those established by SB 98.
Sacramento State strongly supports our undocumented and international students, faculty, and staff, and we remain committed to ensuring that Sacramento State is a safe and inclusive place for all.
Sincerely,
