OR HB3456 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Passed on August 15 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-15 - Chapter 550, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2023.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Passed on August 15 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-15 - Chapter 550, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2023.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes Sexual Misconduct Survey Council. Establishes Sexual Misconduct Survey Council. Requires council to biennially distribute base sexual misconduct climate survey and recommendations regarding use of study to each institution of higher education. Requires each institution of higher education in state to biennially use base survey from council to conduct sexual misconduct climate survey of all students enrolled at institution. Requires each institution to submit aggregate summary of survey results to Higher Education Coordinating Commission and post copy of summary and other reports on institution's website. Requires each institution of higher education to hire certified advocate. Lists exceptions for when hiring not required. Details duties of certified advocate. Requires each institution of higher education to enter into and maintain memorandum of understanding with community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency in same county as institution. Establishes exception for smaller satellite or branch campuses. Details requirements of memorandum of understanding. Prohibits institution of higher education from punishing students who report incidents of sexual misconduct due to stated violations of institution's policies that are discovered during investigation into misconduct. Requires each institution of higher education to prepare and deliver sexual misconduct primary prevention and awareness training that must be attended annually by each student and employee of institution. Details requirements of training. Requires each institution of higher education to waive certain academic or any disciplinary record requirements required to demonstrate academic success that are part of institution-provided program or activity identified by institution for students who experience sexual misconduct and obtain waiver in specified manner. Requires each institution of higher education to provide annual report to Legislative Assembly, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Director of Human Services detailing specified aspects of reported sexual misconduct and institution responses during previous academic year. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to submit annual report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to higher education identifying each instance during previous academic year in which institution of higher education either violated provision of Act or failed to carry out provision of Act. Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for duties relating to Sexual Misconduct Survey Council. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Title
Relating to sexual misconduct at institutions of higher education; and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
| Rep. Annessa Hartman [D] | Rep. Mark Gamba [D] | Rep. Tom Andersen [D] | Rep. Ben Bowman [D] |
| Rep. Maxine Dexter [D] | Rep. Dacia Grayber [D] | Rep. Ken Helm [D] | Rep. Paul Holvey [D] |
| Rep. Zach Hudson [D] | Rep. Pam Marsh [D] | Rep. Susan McLain [D] | Rep. Hoa Nguyen [D] |
| Rep. Robert Nosse [D] | Rep. Khanh Pham [D] | Rep. Lisa Reynolds [D] | Rep. Ricki Ruiz [D] |
| Rep. Jules Walters [D] | Sen. Mark Meek [D] |
Roll Calls
2023-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 42 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-06-09 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 42 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-06-09 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-15 | House | Chapter 550, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2023. |
| 2023-07-31 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2023-06-27 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2023-06-25 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2023-06-23 | Senate | Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB. |
| 2023-06-23 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. Ayes, 19; Nays, 5--Bonham, Findley, Girod, Smith DB, Weber; Absent, 6--Boquist, Hansell, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson, Thatcher. |
| 2023-06-22 | Senate | Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent. |
| 2023-06-21 | Senate | Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent. |
| 2023-06-20 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2023-06-20 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. |
| 2023-06-15 | Senate | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2023-06-15 | Senate | First reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2023-06-14 | House | Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. Ayes, 42; Nays, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Cramer, Diehl, Goodwin, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Stout, Wallan; Excused, 2--Bynum, Tran; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Breese-Iverson, Elmer, Morgan. |
| 2023-06-13 | House | Second reading. |
| 2023-06-12 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. |
| 2023-06-09 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2023-06-06 | House | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2023-06-06 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2023-05-24 | House | Assigned to Subcommittee On Education. |
| 2023-04-10 | House | Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. |
| 2023-04-10 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2023-04-04 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2023-03-16 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2023-03-03 | House | Referred to Higher Education. |
| 2023-02-28 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
