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2020 SESSION

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HB 913 Higher educational institutions; sexual violence policies, immunity from disciplinary action.

Introduced by: Dan I. Helmer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Institutions of higher education; sexual violence policies; immunity from disciplinary action; certain students who make reports. Requires the governing board of each nonprofit private institution of higher education and each public institution of higher education except the Virginia Military Institute to include as part of its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action based on personal consumption of drugs or alcohol where such disclosure is made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Institutions of higher education; sexual violence policies; immunity from disciplinary action; certain students who make reports. Requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education and each nonprofit private institution of higher education to include as part of its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action based on personal consumption of drugs or alcohol where such disclosure is made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Institutions of higher education; sexual violence policies; immunity from disciplinary action; certain students who make reports. Requires the Virginia Community College System, Richard Bland College, each baccalaureate public institution of higher education, and each nonprofit private institution of higher education to include in its sexual violence policy a requirement that any enrolled student who (i) reports to any individual employed by the institution that an act of sexual violence occurred on campus, in or on a noncampus building or property, or on public property, as such terms are defined in relevant law, and (ii) the institution determines, as a result of any investigation relating to such alleged act of sexual violence, committed a separate, unrelated, nonviolent act that violates the institution's code, rules, or set of standards governing student conduct is immune from disciplinary action for such violation.