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2015 SESSION

15102604D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1683
Offered January 14, 2015
Prefiled January 10, 2015
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 23 a section numbered 23-9.2:15, relating to institutions of higher education; liaison; criminal sexual assault and crimes resulting in serious bodily injury.
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Patrons-- Herring, Krupicka and Murphy
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 23 a section numbered 23-9.2:15 as follows:

§ 23-9.2:15. Liaison; criminal sexual assault and crimes resulting in serious bodily injury.

Each institution of higher education shall designate one employee to serve as the institution's liaison to the local department of social services and local law-enforcement agency to coordinate (i) a response to any crime resulting in serious bodily injury to a student or any criminal sexual assault set forth in Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 committed against a student and (ii) access to programs for the victims of such crimes.