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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act. (Source: P.A. 99-426, eff. 8-21-15.)
Illinois · statute · 110 ILCS 155 · 12 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act. (Source: P.A. 99-426, eff. 8-21-15.)
Definitions. In this Act: "Awareness programming" means institutional action designed to communicate the prevalence of sexual violence, including without limitation training, poster and flyer campaigns, electronic communications, films, guest speakers, symposia, conferences, seminars, or panel discussions. "Bystander i…
Comprehensive policy. On or before August 1, 2016, all higher education institutions shall adopt a comprehensive policy concerning sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking consistent with governing federal and State law. The higher education institution's comprehensive policy shall include, at…
Student notification of rights and options. (a) On or before August 1, 2016, upon being notified of an alleged violation of the comprehensive policy by or on behalf of a student, each higher education institution shall, at a minimum, provide the survivor, when identified, with a concise notification, written in plain l…
Confidential advisor. (a) Each higher education institution shall provide students with access to confidential advisors to provide emergency and ongoing support to survivors of sexual violence. (b) The confidential advisors may not be individuals on campus who are designated as responsible employees under Title IX of t…
Complaint resolution procedures. (a) On or before August 1, 2016, each campus of a higher education institution shall adopt one procedure to resolve complaints of alleged student violations of the comprehensive policy. (b) For each campus, a higher education institution's complaint resolution procedures for allegations…
Campus training, education, and awareness. (a) On or before August 1, 2016, a higher education institution shall prominently publish, timely update, and have easily available on its Internet website all of the following information: (1) The higher education institution's comprehensive policy, as well as options and res…
Sexual misconduct climate survey. (a) As used in this Section: "Base survey" means a base set of common questions recommended by the Task Force on Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate Surveys and approved by the Executive Director of the Board of Higher Education and Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Boa…
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Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 99-426, eff. 8-21-15.)