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NOTE:  Districts are required to provide reasonable accommodations for a lactating student to express breast milk, breast-feed an infant child, or address other needs related to breast-feeding.  A procedure on lactation accommodations for students is not legally required but is suggested as good practice.

The District shall provide reasonable accommodations [ on its respective campuses ] for a lactating student to express breast milk, breast-feed an infant child, or address other needs related to breast-feeding whenever a student is required to be present on campus.  Reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

1. Access to a private and secure room, other than a restroom, to express breast milk or breast-feed an infant child.  The room shall have a comfortable place to sit and have a table or shelf to place equipment described in paragraph (3).

2. Permission to bring onto a college or university campus a breast pump and any other equipment used to express breast milk.

3. Access to a power source for a breast pump or any other equipment used to express breast milk.

Lactating students shall be provided a reasonable amount of time to accommodate their need to express breast milk or breast-feed an infant child.

Students shall not incur an academic penalty as a result of their use of the reasonable accommodations and shall be provided the opportunity to make up any work missed due to such use.

 Disclaimer:  This document is provided as a benefit to Community College League of California’s Policy & Procedure Service subscribers and cannot be shared outside of their entity.  The information contained within is a sample only and is not designed to address each District’s specific and unique issues, internal rules or practices, or governing documents that might be in place at each entity.  Districts should always consult with local District legal counsel prior to implementation.

 Reference:         Education Code Section 66271.9

 APPROVED:     New 3/19, Revised 10/24, 4/25

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 Date Adopted: March 18, 2019