Campus Accountability and Safety Act

Bill: 115-hr-1949
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Education
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
School administration
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Student records
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: 

Campus Accountability and Safety Act

 
This bill addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other violence and harassment on the campuses of colleges and universities.
 
The bill amends provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to expand reporting requirements included in the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees. Specifically, the report must include information about: (1) the institutions coordination with local law enforcement about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking occurring against its students or against other individuals on its campus; (2) statistics about certain criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities or local police, including rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape; and (3) information about how the institution is addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Department of Education (ED) must administer and publish the campus-level results of a biannual survey of students regarding their experiences with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
 
Each institution must establish a campus security policy that meets certain requirements with respect to: (1) assisting survivors; (2) training individuals who are involved in implementing the student grievance procedures or who are responsible for interviewing survivors; and (3) establishing a uniform process for student disciplinary proceedings relating to any claims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking or a sexual misconduct policy violation against a student.
 
ED and the Department of Justice may impose civil penalties for failure to meet certain requirements under this bill.
 
The bill also authorizes grants to address these issues.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Introduced in House