Bill > HR3408

This bill, the Fair Campus Act of 2015, aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to better protect students from sexual violence and improve how colleges and universities handle allegations of such incidents. It requires institutions receiving federal funding to implement educational programs on preventing sexual violence, provide support services for affected students, and ensure proper training for campus personnel involved in handling these cases. Crucially, the bill establishes due process requirements for institutional disciplinary proceedings related to "covered allegations" (allegations of sexual violence by students or student organizations), ensuring fair hearings with rights to notice, to contest allegations, access to evidence, representation by an advocate, and the ability to confront witnesses, while also outlining specific rules for interim sanctions that can be imposed before a final decision. The bill also clarifies that these proceedings do not prevent individuals from seeking civil remedies and preserves existing exemptions for single-sex student organizations under Title IX, preventing institutions from forcing them to waive these protections.