REACH Act

Bill: 116-hr-662
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2019-01-17
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Crime prevention

Criminal justice information and records

Education programs funding

Government information and archives

Higher education

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act</b></p> <p>This bill addresses hazing incidents that&nbsp;involve students attending an institution of higher education (IHE). Hazing means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another student, that (1) is connected&nbsp;with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization that is affiliated with the IHE; and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation.</p> <p>
Specifically, an IHE must disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies in its annual security report.</p> <p>In addition, each IHE must provide students with an educational program on hazing that includes information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and the IHE's policies on hazing.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 662 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2019 Ms. Fudge (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Omar , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Duncan , Mrs. Murphy , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Ms. Johnson of Texas , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Neguse , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Hill of Arkansas , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Ms. Moore , Mr. Lewis , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mrs. Demings , Ms. Underwood , Mrs. McBath , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Cleaver , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Clay , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mrs. Lawrence , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. McEachin , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Evans , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Adams , Mr. Allred , and Mr. Jeffries ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act . 2. Inclusion of hazing incidents in annual security reports Section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (ii), by striking and at the end; (3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (iv) of hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies. . 3. Definition of hazing Section 485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (vi) The term hazing means any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an institution of higher education, whether individually or in concert with other persons, against another student, that— (I) was committed in connection with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, any organization that is affiliated with such institution of higher education; and (II) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation. . 4. Recording of hazing incidents Section 485(f)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(7) ) is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: For hazing incidents, such statistics shall be compiled in accordance with the definition of that term in paragraph (6)(A)(vi). 5. Educational program on hazing 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 provide students with an educational program on hazing (as that term is defined in section 485(f)(6)(A)(vi)), which shall include information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and institution’s policies on hazing. .