MA S736

Bill

Requiring sexual misconduct climate surveys at institutions of higher education

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to create a sexual assault climate survey for Massachusetts colleges and universities. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires all institutions of higher education in Massachusetts to biennially conduct a sexual misconduct climate survey of their students. The commissioner of higher education will review and approve a model survey developed by a task force, or allow institutions to use their own campus-specific survey if it meets the required standards. The institutions must submit a summary of the survey results to the department of higher education and post them on their website within 120 days of completing the survey. The task force, composed of various stakeholders, will develop the model survey and related recommendations for the commissioner on a biennial basis, starting by March 31, 2020. The bill also establishes a data repository within the department of higher education to provide public access to the survey data.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (32)

Will Brownsberger (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Nick Collins (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Paul Feeney (D), Anne Gobi (D), Bradford Hill (R), Brad Jones (R), Mary Keefe (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Dean Tran (R), James Welch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2580 (on 03/05/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S736

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S736
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S736.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1204	To authorize state universities to offer clinical and professional doctorate programs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1211	To establish a finish line grant program to encourage college completion	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H1230	Resolutions supporting efforts to ensure that students from Massachusetts have access to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H2567	Establishing a tax deduction for donations to public colleges and universities	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H3841	To require public universities to provide medication abortion	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1561	Relative to line of duty death benefits for police officers employed by private colleges and universities	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1696	Establishing a tax deduction for donations to public colleges and universities	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S2183	To support improved financial stability in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4075	Similar To
S2580	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	New draft substituted, see S2978	Replaced by
S742	Authorizing state universities to offer clinical and doctorate programs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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