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Per the , any employee or third-party may submit a complaint of suspected Improper Governmental Activities. Complaints must be submitted no later than 12 calendar months after the Complainant knew of or should have known of the alleged Improper Governmental Activity.

Complaints are encouraged to be submitted in writing—either at the campus level to the Associate Vice President (AVP) of Risk Management and Internal Control, who is designated by the 91³Ô¹Ï (CSUEB) President as the campus Appropriate Administrator (AA); directly to the Chancellor’s Office (CO), where the AA is the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources or their designee; or to the California State Auditor. Complaints may be filed using the  

You may file a complaint in the following ways:

At the Campus Level

• A complaint may be submitted to the AVP, Risk Management and Internal Control directly at:

At the Chancellor’s Office

• Complaints may be submitted directly to the Chancellor’s Office via postal mail, marked “Confidential” and addressed to:

To the California State Auditor

• Complaints may be submitted to the California State Auditor using several methods listed below:
  • File .
  • File by telephone: (800) 952-5665.
  • Postal mail:

• The Complainant’s contact information (i.e., mailing address, email address, and phone number), Complainant’s California State University (CSU) position title or if the Complainant is a third-party, relationship with the CSU.
• Detailed description(s) of the alleged Improper Governmental Activities per EO 1115 definition (description to include the Respondents' name(s) and title(s) of the employee(s) or official(s) allegedly engaged in the Improper Governmental Activities). 
• Date(s) the alleged Improper Governmental Activities occurred.
• Potential witness(es) to the alleged Improper Governmental Activities, details of what the witness(es) know, and if possible, the witness(es)' contact information.
• Documentation that supports the allegations of Improper Governmental Activities and if the document(s) is/are not in the possession of the complainant, description(s) of document(s) that supports the allegations of Improper Governmental Activities. 

You may use the to assist in submitting your complaint.

Per the , retaliation by any employee of the California State University (CSU) against employees, former employees, and applicants for CSU employment for having made a protected disclosure is prohibited. The Executive Order stipulates the retaliation complaints must be submitted with a Sworn Statement within 12 calendar months of the most recent alleged actual or attempted retaliatory act.

Complaints are encouraged to be submitted in writing—either to the employee's supervisor or manager; at the campus level to the Associate Vice President (AVP) of Risk Management and Internal Control, who is designated by the 91³Ô¹Ï (CSUEB) President as the campus Appropriate Administrator (AA); or directly to the Chancellor’s Office (CO), where the AA is the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources or their designee. Complaints may be filed using the 

You may file a complaint in the following ways:

To the Employee’s Supervisor or Manager

• Employees may report retaliation to their supervisor or manager. Upon receipt, supervisors or managers must immediately forward any retaliation complaints to the Associate Vice President (AVP) for Risk Management and Internal Control.

At the Campus Level

• A complaint may be submitted to the AVP, Risk Management and Internal Control directly at:

At the Chancellor’s Office

• Complaints may be submitted directly to the Chancellor’s Office via postal mail, marked “Confidential” and addressed to:

When submitting a complaint, include the following information:

• The Complainant’s name, position title or position applied for, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
• Detailed description of the original Protected Disclosure that led to the alleged retaliation, including the name(s) and title(s) of the responsible employee(s) who were alleged to have engaged in the Improper Governmental Activities.
• Name(s) of the individual(s) to whom the Improper Governmental Activities were reported, and the date(s) and manner(s) of the disclosure.
• Description of the alleged, actual, or attempted retaliatory actions, including the date(s), name(s), and title(s) of the employee(s) who was/were alleged to have engaged in retaliation, and an explanation of the reason(s) why the action(s) constituted retaliation. 
• List of witness(es)' name(s) to the alleged, actual, or attempted retaliatory actions, including their name(s), position(s), contact information, and the facts known by each.
• Copies of any documentary evidence that supports the retaliation complaint.
• Dated Sworn Statement by the complainant under penalty of perjury that the retaliation complaint is true or is believed by the complainant to be true.

You may use the to assist in submitting your retaliation complaint.

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