No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-982
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
Introduced: 2025-03-12
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to report incidents of civil disturbance.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires each&nbsp;IHE to include in its annual security report its current campus policies for responding to incidents of civil disturbance occurring on campus, including with respect to coordination of such response with state, local, and campus law enforcement. The bill defines the term <em>incident of civil disturbance</em> to mean a civil unrest activity (e.g., a demonstration, riot, or strike) that disrupts the community in which it is taking place and requires intervention to maintain public safety and prevent the disruption of learning.</p><p>Additionally, the bill requires accrediting agencies to monitor an IHE's compliance with these reporting requirements. (Under current law, an IHE must be accredited by an accrediting agency to participate in federal student aid programs.)</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 982 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2025 Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Ricketts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 2025 . 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); (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 (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). .