Title: Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify campus security reporting requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs.
Currently, an IHE must annually report certain crime statistics in the following categories: (1) criminal offenses; (2) criminal offenses motivated by bias (i.e., hate crimes); (3) domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; and (4) arrests and referrals for disciplinary action. This bill expands the categories of reportable crime statistics to also include criminal offenses in which a firearm was present at the scene of the crime.
Additionally, it requires an IHE to include, in its annual security report provided to students and employees, a statement of its current policy on concealed carry or open carry of firearms.
An IHE must also disclose that policy on its website and in promotional materials.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1079 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1079

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
   higher education to disclose their concealed carry or open carry 
       policies with respect to firearms, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2017

 Mr. Ellison (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Judy Chu 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
   higher education to disclose their concealed carry or open carry 
       policies with respect to firearms, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Gun Policy Transparency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CLERY ACT.

    Section 485(f)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (F)--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) of the crimes described in 
                        subclauses (I) through (IX) of clause (i), in 
                        which a firearm (as defined in section 
                        921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code) was 
                        present at the scene of the crime.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(K) A statement of current concealed carry or open carry 
        policies with respect to firearms (as defined in section 
        921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code).''.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.

    Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30) The institution will disclose its concealed carry or 
        open carry policies with respect to firearms (as defined in 
        section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code)--
                    ``(A) in a prominent place on its website; and
                    ``(B) on any promotional materials for attracting 
                or informing prospective students about the 
                institution.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect with respect to 
the annual security report under section 485(f)(1) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) prepared by an institution 
of higher education 1 calendar year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and each subsequent calendar year.
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