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MA H3655
Requiring written notice to students of the processes available for addressing sexual assault
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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to written notice of the processes available for addressing sexual assault at certain institutions of higher education. Higher Education.
AI Summary
This bill requires public or private degree-granting post-secondary institutions of higher education to disclose in writing to students or employees upon matriculation, employment, or when reporting an incident of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, that they have the right to utilize both the institution's internal process for investigating such complaints and any external civil or criminal processes available to them. The institutions must also post this written notice of rights in conspicuous locations across campus. If an institution is found to have violated this requirement, they shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25,000 for each such violation.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (28)
Jim Arciero (D),
Brian Ashe (D),
Paul Brodeur (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
William Crocker (R),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
Nika Elugardo (D),
Carole Fiola (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Rich Haggerty (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Dan Hunt (D),
Kay Khan (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Angelo Puppolo (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Andy Vargas (D),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4418 (on 02/20/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3655 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3655.pdf |
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