Urging all Universities to designate and maintain a sexual assault coordinator on staff who can be accessed by student victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking on campus and in the surrounding community.

Bill: 115-hres-487
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2017-07-28
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Crime victims

Domestic violence and child abuse

Educational guidance

Higher education

Lawyers and legal services

School administration

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Urges colleges and universities to designate and maintain a full-time sexual assault coordinator on staff who can assist student victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to help ensure that all student victims receive appropriate guidance, health services, and legal assistance that they may need.</p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 487 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2017 Mr. Poe of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Urging all Universities to designate and maintain a sexual assault coordinator on staff who can be accessed by student victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking on campus and in the surrounding community.

Whereas 11.2 percent of all students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation (among all graduate and undergraduate students); and Whereas among undergraduate students, 23.1 percent of females and 5.4 percent of males experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives, urges all colleges and universities to designate and maintain a full time sexual assault coordinator on staff who can assist student victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to help ensure that all student victims receive appropriate guidance, health services, and legal assistance that they may need.