Katie Meyer’s Law
Congress targets college discipline cases by requiring adviser options for accused students to keep federal funds
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
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.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
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Representative Julia Brownley introduces ‘Katie Meyer’s Law’ as federal legislation
Covers introduction of Katie Meyer’s Law in the House: adviser option in discipline cases plus suicide reporting in annual campus security reports.
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Congressional Bill
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Katie Meyer’s Law
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