Bill Text: NJ S1280 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires institutions of higher education to post information on sexual assaults on website and provide the information to prospective students.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-01 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee [S1280 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-S1280-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 1280

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 1, 2018

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  NILSA CRUZ-PEREZ

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires institutions of higher education to post information on sexual assaults on website and provide information to prospective students.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

 

An Act concerning information on sexual assaults occurring at institutions of higher education and supplementing P.L.1994, c.160 (C.18A:61E-1 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  Beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year, an institution of higher education shall provide for public inspection on its website information concerning the total number of allegations of sexual assault made by a student enrolled in the institution or made by an employee of the institution against another such student or employee.  The institution shall update the information each month.  The institution shall provide a link to the information on the homepage of the institution's website.

     b.    An institution of higher education shall provide with all paper applications for admission to the institution a hard copy of its most recent sexual assault information posted pursuant to subsection a. of this section.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill requires an institution of higher education, beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year, to provide for public inspection on its website information concerning the total number of allegations of sexual assault made by a student or employee against another student or employee.  This information is required to be updated each month and a link to the information must be provided on the homepage of the institution's website.  The bill also requires an institution to provide a hard copy of its most recent sexual assault information with all paper applications for admission to the institution.