State Action on Sex Assaults

December 15, 2015
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Impatient with attempts by both colleges and Congress to address the issues surrounding campus sexual assault, legislators in at least 28 states this year introduced bills on the topic, according to a report released today by the Education Commission of the States and NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

The report categorizes the bills into four primary -- and often controversial -- policy themes: affirmative consent, the role of local law enforcement, transcript notation and the role of legal counsel.

Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/12/15/state-lawmakers-tackle-campus-sexual-assault