Campus Accountability and Safety Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires campus crime statistics reporting requirements and definitions under the Clery Act (Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), requires federal campus safety transparency website maintained by the Department of Education (Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), and requires campus security policy requirements for survivor support including sexual and interpersonal violence specialists, training mandates, uniform disciplinary proceedings, and civil penalties (Section 485(f) of. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, definition changes, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Education and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
The main beneficiaries are the people, organizations, or agencies identified in the bill's substantive provisions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Requires campus crime statistics reporting requirements and definitions under the Clery Act (Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965).
- Requires federal campus safety transparency website maintained by the Department of Education (Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965).
- Requires campus security policy requirements for survivor support including sexual and interpersonal violence specialists, training mandates, uniform disciplinary proceedings, and civil penalties (Section 485(f) of...
- Creates VAWA campus grant program scope expansion to include sexual harassment (Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and DOJ Reauthorization Act of 2005, 34 U.S.C. 20125).
- Requires GAO study and report on effectiveness of VAWA campus grants under Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and DOJ Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125).
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires campus crime statistics reporting requirements and definitions under the Clery Act (Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), requires federal campus safety transparency website maintained by the Department of Education (Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), and requires campus security policy requirements for survivor support including sexual and interpersonal violence specialists, training mandates, uniform disciplinary proceedings, and civil penalties (Section 485(f) of.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires campus crime statistics reporting requirements and definitions under the Clery Act (Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), requires federal campus safety transparency website maintained by the Department of Education (Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), and requires campus security policy requirements for survivor support including sexual and interpersonal violence specialists, training mandates, uniform disciplinary proceedings, and civil penalties (Section 485(f) of.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Campus crime victims / survivors, Campus sexual harassment prevention and response programs, Institutions of higher education
Congressional oversight committees (Senate HELP, House Education and Workforce), Department of Education, Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Campus safety advocacy organizations, Community-based rape crisis centers and victim advocacy organizations, Victim services organizations (campus-based and community-based)
Title IX compliance consultants, Title IX compliance training providers
Sexual and interpersonal violence specialists
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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