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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1070 

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 30, 2023 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. 

SANDERS, Ms. SMITH, Ms. WARREN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HIRONO, and Mr. WYDEN) 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 2023’’. 

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— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

3 (A), by inserting ‘‘in an accessible format’’ after 

4 ‘‘an annual security report’’; 

5 (B) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting 

6 ‘‘and of the crimes described in clause (iii), 

7 and’’ after ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 

8 (C) in subparagraph (J)— 

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

10 after the semicolon; 

11 (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 

12 clause (iv); and 

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

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(iii) ensure that such emergency re16 sponse and evacuation procedures take into 

17 account the needs of students and staff 

18 with disabilities; and’’; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

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

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol22 lowing: 

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

24 in accordance with this subsection shall be available free 

25 of charge, in a timely manner, and in accessible formats 


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1 for individuals with disabilities, including those individuals 

2 who are blind or deaf or have cognitive, intellectual, or 

3 communication disabilities.’’; 

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

5 paragraph (2)— 

6 (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 

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

8 and 

9 (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol10 lowing: 

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

12 given such term in section 3 of the Americans with 

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

14 (5) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para15 graph (2)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (i) in clause (i)— 

18 (I) in subclause (I)— 

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

20 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon and in21 serting ‘‘, including abusive be22 havior and attacks targeting indi23 viduals with disabilities; and’’; 

24 and 


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

2 ‘‘(vii); and’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘(viii);’’ 

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

5 the period at the end and inserting a 

6 semicolon; and 

7 (III) by adding at the end the 

8 following: 

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

10 awareness programs and materials are acces11 sible to, and inclusive of the needs of, individ12 uals with disabilities, including those who are 

13 deaf or blind or have cognitive, intellectual, or 

14 communication disabilities; and 

15 ‘‘(IV) an assurance that campus security 

16 personnel and other individuals responsible for 

17 the provision of information or resources under 

18 this subsection receive training about working 

19 with individuals with disabilities.’’; 

20 (ii) in the matter preceding subclause 

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

22 formats as are necessary to ensure their 

23 accessibility to individuals with disabil24 ities,’’ after ‘‘writing’’; 

25 (iii) in clause (iv)— 


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1 (I) in subclause (I)— 

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

3 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

4 (bb) by inserting after item 

5 (bb) the following: 

6 ‘‘(cc) be conducted by officials who re7 ceive annual training on how to conduct an 

8 investigation and hearing process with an 

9 accuser or an accused who has a disability, 

10 including individuals who are blind or deaf 

11 or have cognitive, intellectual, or commu12 nication disabilities; and 

13 ‘‘(dd) be accessible to individuals with 

14 disabilities, including individuals who are 

15 blind, deaf, or have cognitive, intellectual, 

16 or communication disabilities;’’; 

17 (II) in subclause (II)— 

18 (aa) by striking ‘‘the ac19 cuser’’ and inserting ‘‘with re20 spect to such proceedings— 

21 ‘‘(aa) the accuser’’; and 

22 (bb) by inserting after item 

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

24 following: 


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

2 disability who discloses such disability is 

3 also entitled to be accompanied to any 

4 such meeting or proceeding by an inter5 preter, transliterator, or other individual 

6 providing communication assistance serv7 ices, provided by the institution in accord8 ance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation 

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

10 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

11 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), to ensure the 

12 accuser or accused’s ability to fully partici13 pate; and 

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

15 entitled to the same opportunities to re16 quest accommodations related to their dis17 abilities; and’’; and 

18 (III) in subclause (III), in the 

19 matter preceding item (aa), by insert20 ing ‘‘and in such accessible format as 

21 is required in the case of an accuser 

22 or an accused individual with a dis23 ability’’ following ‘‘shall be simulta24 neously informed, in writing’’; and 


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

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(viii) Information about the accommodations 

4 available to individuals with disabilities with respect 

5 to such programs and procedures, how individuals 

6 with disabilities may request such accommodations, 

7 and an assurance that such accommodations will be 

8 provided in a timely manner such that access to pro9 grams and the timing of procedures under this sub10 paragraph shall not be substantially impeded.’’; 

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

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

13 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

14 the following: 

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

16 forms of communication associated with the 

17 policy described in subparagraph (A) shall be 

18 provided in accessible formats for individuals 

19 with disabilities, including those individuals who 

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

21 or communication disabilities. Provision of such 

22 accessible formats shall be timely and shall in23 clude procedures for addressing problems and 

24 failures of any accessibility technology in25 volved.’’. 


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1 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 

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

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

4 ‘‘485(f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(f)(7)’’. 

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