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SB 1329 Higher educational institutions; memorandum of understanding and policies for sexual assaults.

Introduced by: Thomas A. Garrett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Institutions of higher education; sexual assault; memorandum of understanding and policies. Requires the governing board of each public or private institution of higher education to (i) establish a written memorandum of understanding with a local sexual assault crisis center or other victim support service and (ii) adopt policies that require the institution to offer to refer the sexual assault victim to the sexual assault crisis center, encourage victims to take steps to preserve physical evidence, provide clear guidance on linking victims to other community resources, provide options for victims who do not want to make an official report to make an anonymous report, and provide for nonretaliation by the institution against victims who fear their conduct may also be questioned or who are concerned that an official report might jeopardize their academic status. The bill also requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education to certify to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia that it has reviewed its sexual misconduct policy and updated it as appropriate. The bill requires the State Council and the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish criteria for the certification process and to report to the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security on the certification status of institutions


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