Bill Summaries: H815 (2015-2016 Session)

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  • Bill H 815 (2015-2016)
    Summary date: Apr 17 2015 - View summary

    Enacts three statutes as follows: GS 115D-5.5, pertaining to the State Board of Community Colleges (State Board); GS 116-11.3, pertaining to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina (Board of Governors); and GS 116-229.20, pertaining to the governing boards of nonprofit post-secondary institutions of higher learning (nonprofit boards). Requires that in order to receive state funds for student financial assistance, the State Board, Board of Governors, and nonprofit boards must each adopt a policy concerning (1) sexual assault, (2) domestic violence, (3) dating violence, and (4) stalking as defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965,20 USC �_ 1092(f), involving a student, both on and off the institution's campus. Directs each board to require each of its respective institutions to implement and comply with its policy by December 1, 2016.

    Requires that each policy must include (1) an affirmative consent standard; (2) victim-centered response procedures regarding sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking involving a student; (3) victim support services and student outreach; (4) student prevention and outreach programs; and (5) mandatory reporting of sexual assaults to local law enforcement. Provides details to define and identify the mandatory provisions of each of the aforementioned elements of the policy.

    Directs each board to annually review the support and outreach services provided to students by each of its constituent institutions in the previous academic year. Requires the Board of Governors and the State Board to annually report on the compliance by their constituent institutions to the State Education Assistance Authority and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by September 1 of each year. Requires the nonprofit board to report annually to the State Education Assistance Authority (SEAA) on its compliance with the requirements of this act.

    Regardless of the reporting provisions of GS 115D-5.5(g), as enacted by this act, the first report to the SEAA and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee from the State Board must be submitted by December 1, 2016.

    Regardless of the reporting provisions of GS 116-11.3(g), as enacted by this act, the first report to the SEAA and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee from the Board of Governors must be submitted by December 1, 2016.

    Enacts new GS 116-209.19B to provide that any nonprofit post-secondary institution of higher education and any community college that fails to comply with the provisions in this act will be ineligible to receive state funds for student financial assistance.

    All of the above provisions apply beginning with the 2015-16 academic year.
    Education, Higher Education, Government, State Agencies, Community Colleges System Office, UNC System

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