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2015 SESSION

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SB 1252 Higher educational institutions; reporting of sexual assault, penalty.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Higher education; reporting of sexual assualt; penalty. Requires any employee of a public institution of higher education who through the course of his employment obtains information alleging a criminal sexual assault has occurred to report within 24 hours such information to law enforcement. The bill provides that a person in violation of the reporting requirement is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop guidelines that delineate the extent to which state and federal privacy laws limit the reporting requirements of the bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101236D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101236D
• 01/14/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/20/15  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
• 01/26/15  Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health (SB712-Black) (14-Y 0-N)