No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-8883
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2024-06-28
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8883 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2024 Mr. Banks (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Williams of New York , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Collins , Mr. Guest , and Ms. Boebert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose campus policies relating to responding to certain incidents of civil disturbance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2024 . 2. HEA Amendments (a) Disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime statistics Section 485(f)(1)(J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(J) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking A statement and inserting (i) A statement ; (2) by redesignating clause (i) as subclause (I) and adjusting the margins accordingly; (3) by inserting after subclause (I), as so redesignated, the following: (II) respond to incidents of civil disturbance occurring on the campus, including with respect to coordination of such response with State, local, and campus law enforcement; ; (4) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term incident of civil disturbance means a civil unrest activity (including a demonstration, riot, or strike) that disrupts the community in which it is taking place and requires intervention to— (I) maintain public safety; and (II) prevent the disruption of learning, as applicable. . (b) Accrediting agency or association operating procedures Section 496(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099b(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) monitors an institution’s compliance with section 485(f)(1)(J). .