Reauthorizing HEA: Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights. Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session on Examining Reauthorizing HEA, Focusing on Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights (April 2, 2019). Senate Hearing 116-432
Author: US Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
Subjects: Educational Legislation,Federal Legislation,Higher Education,Gender Discrimination,Sex Fairness,Sexual Abuse,Rape,Violence,School Safety,Student Rights,Court Litigation,Females,Victims of Crime,College Students,College Environment,Crime,Disclosure,School Security,Students with Disabilities,Prevention,Legal Responsibility,Compliance (Legal),College Role

This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on addressing campus sexual assault and ensuring student safety and rights. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (2) Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member, a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington. The following witnesses presented statements: (1) Patricia Hamill, Partner, Conrad O'Brien, Philadelphia, PA (Prepared statement); (2) Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO, National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC (Prepared statement and Summary statement); (3) Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA (Prepared statement and Summary statement); (4) Anne Meehan, Director, Government and Public Affairs, American Council on Education, Washington, DC (Prepared statement and Summary statement); and (5) Jeff Howard, Associate Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (Prepared statement and Summary statement). The following additional material (statements, articles, publications, letters, etc.) were presented: (1) Honorable Patty Murray: Letter from 93 Law Professors Regarding Proposed Rulemaking Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities; Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education; American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Prepared statement submitted for the Record; and Washington School of Law, University of Washington, Prepared statement; (2) Honorable Mike Braun: Statement for the Record; (3) Honorable Tim Kaine: Letter to Honorable Betsy DeVos, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, National Women's Law Center, January 29, 2019; and Letter from the Commonwealth of Virginia to Honorable Betsy DeVos, January 28, 2019; (4) Honorable Robert Casey: Letter from the National Council on Disability, and accompanying report, ''Not on The Radar''; and Letter from S. Daniel Carter and Taylor Parker, SAFE Campuses, LLC; and (5) Honorable Jacky Rosen: Title IX coordinator from the University of Nevada Reno. The following questions and answers were presented: (1) Response by Patricia Hamill to questions of: Senator Alexander, Senator Warren, Senator Rosen, and Senator Sanders; (2) Response by Fatima Goss Graves to questions of: Senator Warren, Senator Rosen, and Senator Sanders; (3) Response by Jeannie Suk Gersen to questions of: Senator Alexander, Senator Warren, Senator Rosen, and Senator Sanders; and (4) Response by Jeff Howard to questions of: Senator Alexander, Senator Warren, Senator Rosen, and Senator Sanders.