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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2530 

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 

MARCH 8, 2018 

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 2018’’. 

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 vio9 lence, dating violence, and stalking inci10 dents required to be reported under this 

11 subsection, how many involved a victim 

12 who was an individual with a disability, as 

13 defined in this subsection.’’; and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (J)— 

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

16 after the semicolon; 

17 (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 

18 clause (iv); and 

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

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(iii) ensure that such emergency re22 sponse and evacuation procedures take into 

23 account the needs of students and staff 

24 with disabilities; and’’; 


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1 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

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

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(2) All reports, materials and information pro6 vided in accordance with this subsection shall be 

7 available in a timely manner in accessible formats 

8 for individuals with disabilities, including those who 

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

10 communication disabilities.’’; 

11 (4) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by para12 graph (2)— 

13 (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 

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

15 and 

16 (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(iii) The term ‘disability’ has the 

19 meaning given such term in section 3 of 

20 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

21 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102 ).’’; and 

22 (5) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para23 graph (2)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

25 (i) in clause (i)— 


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1 (I) in subclause (I)— 

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

3 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon and in4 serting ‘‘, including abusive be5 havior and attacks targeting indi6 viduals with disabilities; and’’; 

7 and 

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

9 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

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

11 the period at the end and inserting a 

12 semicolon; and 

13 (III) by inserting after subclause 

14 (II), the following: 

15 ‘‘(III) an assurance that all pre16 vention and awareness programs and 

17 materials are accessible to, and inclu18 sive of the needs of, individuals with 

19 disabilities, including those who are 

20 deaf, blind, or have cognitive, intellec21 tual, or communication disabilities; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(IV) an assurance that campus 

24 security personnel and other individ25 uals responsible for the provision of 


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1 information or resources under this 

2 subsection receive training about 

3 working with individuals with disabil4 ities.’’; 

5 (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and in 

6 such formats as are necessary to ensure 

7 their accessibility to individuals with dis8 abilities,’’ after ‘‘writing’’; 

9 (iii) in clause (iv)— 

10 (I) in subclause (I)— 

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

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

13 (bb) by inserting after item 

14 (bb) the following: 

15 ‘‘(cc) be conducted by offi16 cials who receive annual training 

17 on how to conduct an investiga18 tion and hearing process with an 

19 accuser or an accused who has a 

20 disability, including those who 

21 are blind, deaf, or have cognitive, 

22 intellectual, or communication 

23 disabilities; and 

24 ‘‘(dd) be accessible to indi25 viduals with disabilities, including 


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1 those who are blind, deaf, or have 

2 cognitive, intellectual, or commu3 nication disabilities;’’; 

4 (II) in subclause (II)— 

5 (aa) by striking ‘‘the ac6 cuser’’ and inserting ‘‘with re7 spect to such proceedings— 

8 ‘‘(aa) the accuser’’; and 

9 (bb) by inserting after item 

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

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(bb) an accuser or an ac13 cused with a disability who dis14 closes such disability is also enti15 tled to be accompanied to any 

16 such meeting or proceeding by an 

17 interpreter, transliterator, or 

18 other individual providing com19 munication assistance services, 

20 provided by the institution in ac21 cordance with section 504 of the 

22 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 

23 U.S.C. 794) and the Americans 

24 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

25 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), to ensure 


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1 the accuser or accused’s ability to 

2 fully participate; and 

3 ‘‘(cc) the accuser and the 

4 accused are entitled to the same 

5 opportunities to request accom6 modations related to their dis7 abilities; and’’; and 

8 (III) in subclause (III), in the 

9 matter preceding item (aa), by insert10 ing ‘‘, and in such accessible format 

11 as is required in the case of an ac12 cuser or an accused individual with a 

13 disability,’’ following ‘‘shall be simul14 taneously informed, in writing’’; and 

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

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(viii) Information about the accom18 modations available to individuals with dis19 abilities with respect to such programs and 

20 procedures, how individuals with disabil21 ities may request such accommodations, 

22 and an assurance that such accommoda23 tions will be provided in a timely manner 

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1 ing of procedures under this subparagraph 

2 shall not be substantially impeded.’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C), 

4 the following: 

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

6 forms of communication associated with the 

7 policy described in subparagraph (A) shall be 

8 provided in accessible formats for individuals 

9 with disabilities, including those who are deaf, 

10 blind, or have cognitive, intellectual, or commu11 nication disabilities. Provision of such accessible 

12 formats shall be timely and shall include proce13 dures for addressing problems and failures of 

14 any accessibility technology involved.’’. 

15 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 

16 120(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

18 ‘‘485(f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(f)(7)’’. 

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