Katie Meyer’s Law

Key Points

• Congress would tie federal education funding to colleges adopting a rule that students accused of breaking the school conduct code can have an adviser.
• Schools would have to tell accused students they can either pick an outside adviser or ask the school to provide an independent adviser.
• Any adviser involved would need training on the school’s process, could get bi-weekly updates (with the student’s written okay), and could take part as the student’s advocate.
• The bill says schools could provide advisers through staff support roles, student peer-support programs, or alumni-based support programs.
• It would also add “reported suicides” to the campus safety statistics schools must disclose when campus security or local police were notified.