US Congress Senate Bill 540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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March 10 2011 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2011 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program (except a foreign school) to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding harassment that includes: (1) a prohibition of harassment of students by other students, faculty, and staff; (2) a description of its programs to prevent harassment; (3) a description of the procedures that students should follow if harassment occurs; and (4) a description of the procedures it will follow once an incident of harassment has been reported. Defines "harassment" to include certain conduct undertaken through technological means that limits a student's ability to benefit from the IHE's programs, or creates a hostile or abusive educational environment at the school. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to IHEs to initiate, expand, or improve programs to: (1) prevent the harassment of students; (2) provide counseling or redress services to students who have been harassed or accused of subjecting other students to harassment; and (3) train students, faculty, or staff to prevent harassment or address harassment if it occurs. Directs the Secretary to publish a report of best practices for combating harassment at IHEs.

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2011

Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.	Sen Akaka, Daniel K.	Sen Blumenthal, Richard	Sen Durbin, Richard
Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E.	Sen Menendez, Robert	Sen Merkley, Jeff	Sen Murray, Patty
Sen Sanders, Bernard	Sen Wyden, Ron

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1048 (Same As) 2011-03-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN00540:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s540is/pdf/BILLS-112s540is.pdf