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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 984 

To address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery 

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 2, 2019 

Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To address the needs of individuals with disabilities within 

the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy 

and Campus Crime Statistics Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Equitable Cam5 pus Resources and Education Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLERY ACT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 485(f) of the Higher Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (F)— 

2 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

3 after the semicolon; 

4 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe5 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(iv) of the sex offenses, domestic violence, 

9 dating violence, and stalking incidents required 

10 to be reported under this subsection, how many 

11 involved a victim who was an individual with a 

12 disability.’’; and 

13 (B) in subparagraph (J)— 

14 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

15 after the semicolon; 

16 (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 

17 clause (iv); and 

18 (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(iii) ensure that such emergency re21 sponse and evacuation procedures take into 

22 account the needs of students and staff 

23 with disabilities; and’’; 

24 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

25 (18) as paragraphs (3) through (19), respectively; 


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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(2) All reports, materials and information provided 

4 in accordance with this subsection shall be available in a 

5 timely manner in accessible formats for individuals with 

6 disabilities, including those individuals who are blind or 

7 deaf or have cognitive, intellectual, or communication dis8 abilities.’’; 

9 (4) in paragraph (7)(A), as redesignated by 

10 paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 

12 (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; 

13 and 

14 (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(iii) The term ‘disability’ has the meaning 

17 given such term in section 3 of the Americans with 

18 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).’’; and 

19 (5) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para20 graph (2)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

22 (i) in clause (i)— 

23 (I) in subclause (I)— 

24 (aa) in item (ee), by striking 

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1 serting ‘‘, including abusive be2 havior and attacks targeting indi3 viduals with disabilities; and’’; 

4 and 

5 (bb) in item (ff), by striking 

6 ‘‘(vii); and’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘(viii);’’; 

8 (II) in subclause (II), by striking 

9 the period at the end and inserting a 

10 semicolon; and 

11 (III) by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(III) an assurance that all prevention and 

14 awareness programs and materials are acces15 sible to, and inclusive of the needs of, individ16 uals with disabilities, including those who are 

17 deaf or blind or have cognitive, intellectual, or 

18 communication disabilities; and 

19 ‘‘(IV) an assurance that campus security 

20 personnel and other individuals responsible for 

21 the provision of information or resources under 

22 this subsection receive training about working 

23 with individuals with disabilities.’’; 

24 (ii) in the matter preceding subclause 

25 (I) of clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and in such 


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1 formats as are necessary to ensure their 

2 accessibility to individuals with disabil3 ities,’’ after ‘‘writing’’; 

4 (iii) in clause (iv)— 

5 (I) in subclause (I)— 

6 (aa) in item (aa), by striking 

7 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

8 (bb) by inserting after item 

9 (bb) the following: 

10 ‘‘(cc) be conducted by officials who re11 ceive annual training on how to conduct an 

12 investigation and hearing process with an 

13 accuser or an accused who has a disability, 

14 including individuals who are blind or deaf 

15 or have cognitive, intellectual, or commu16 nication disabilities; and 

17 ‘‘(dd) be accessible to individuals with 

18 disabilities, including individuals who are 

19 blind, deaf, or have cognitive, intellectual, 

20 or communication disabilities;’’; 

21 (II) in subclause (II)— 

22 (aa) by striking ‘‘the ac23 cuser’’ and inserting ‘‘with re24 spect to such proceedings— 

25 ‘‘(aa) the accuser’’; and 


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1 (bb) by inserting after item 

2 (aa), as added by item (aa), the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(bb) an accuser or an accused with a 

5 disability who discloses such disability is 

6 also entitled to be accompanied to any 

7 such meeting or proceeding by an inter8 preter, transliterator, or other individual 

9 providing communication assistance serv10 ices, provided by the institution in accord11 ance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation 

12 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and the 

13 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

14 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), to ensure the 

15 accuser or accused’s ability to fully partici16 pate; and 

17 ‘‘(cc) the accuser and the accused are 

18 entitled to the same opportunities to re19 quest accommodations related to their dis20 abilities; and’’; and 

21 (III) in subclause (III), in the 

22 matter preceding item (aa), by insert23 ing ‘‘and in such accessible format as 

24 is required in the case of an accuser 

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1 ability’’ following ‘‘shall be simulta2 neously informed, in writing’’; and 

3 (iv) by adding after clause (vii) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(viii) Information about the accommodations 

6 available to individuals with disabilities with respect 

7 to such programs and procedures, how individuals 

8 with disabilities may request such accommodations, 

9 and an assurance that such accommodations will be 

10 provided in a timely manner such that access to pro11 grams and the timing of procedures under this sub12 paragraph shall not be substantially impeded.’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

14 ‘‘(vii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(viii)’’; and 

15 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(D) All materials, websites, and other 

18 forms of communication associated with the 

19 policy described in subparagraph (A) shall be 

20 provided in accessible formats for individuals 

21 with disabilities, including those individuals who 

22 are deaf, blind, or have cognitive, intellectual, 

23 or communication disabilities. Provision of such 

24 accessible formats shall be timely and shall in25 clude procedures for addressing problems and 


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1 failures of any accessibility technology in2 volved.’’. 

3 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 

4 120(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 1011i(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘485(f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(f)(7)’’. 

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