Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act

Bill: 113-hr-812
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2013-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
School administration
Sex offenses
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-25
text: 
Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) to include in their annual security report policies encouraging the accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to campus police and appropriate law enforcement agencies when crime victims elect to, or are unable to, report the crimes. 
 
Requires that report to include: (1) data on the occurrence of certain violent crimes that are motivated by the victim's nationality; and (2) statistics concerning the occurrence of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking incidents reported to campus security authorities or local police.
 
Requires schools to protect victim confidentiality when reporting criminal threats to the campus community.
 
Directs IHEs to include in their annual security report a statement of policy regarding their programs to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and the procedures they follow when such an offense is reported.
 
Requires an IHE's policy regarding those offenses to include: 
 
 
 education that promotes awareness of the offenses; 
 
 possible sanctions or protective measures imposed following disciplinary action; 
 
 procedures victims should follow after such an offense occurs; 
 
 institutional disciplinary procedures; 
 
 information about how the IHE will protect victim confidentiality; 
 
 the written notification of students and employees concerning on-campus and community services available for victims; and 
 
 the written notification of victims regarding their options for, and assistance in, changing academic, living, transportation, and working situations, regardless of whether or not they choose to report the crime.
 
 
Requires students and employees who report having been the victim of such an offense to their IHE, whether it occurred on or off campus, to receive a written notification of their rights and options under the IHE's policy.
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to seek the counsel of the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the development, and dissemination to IHEs, of best practices for preventing and responding to incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2013-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-02-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E179)
action_date: 2013-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-25
text: Introduced in House