Sec. 5. Transparency
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Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is further amended by adding after section 125 (as added by section 4), the following: The Secretary shall establish a publicly available, searchable, and user-friendly campus safety website that includes the following: The name and contact information for the title IX coordinator for each institution of higher education receiving funds under this Act, and a brief description of the title IX coordinator’s role and the roles of other officials who may be contacted to discuss or report sexual harassment.
The Department’s pending investigations, enforcement actions, letters of finding, final resolutions, and voluntary resolution agreements for all complaints and compliance reviews under section 485(f) and under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 ) related to sexual harassment. The Secretary shall indicate whether the investigation, action, letter, resolution, or agreement is based on a complaint or compliance review. The Secretary shall make the information under this subsection available regarding a complaint once the Department receives a written complaint, and conducts an initial evaluation, and has determined that the complaint should be opened for investigation of an allegation that, if substantiated, would constitute a violation of such title IX or section 485(f).
In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that personally identifiable information is not reported and shall comply with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g ), commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 . A comprehensive campus safety and security data analysis tool that allows for the review and download of data that institutions of higher education subject to section 485(f) are required to report under this Act.
Information regarding how to file complaints with the Department related to alleged violations of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 ) and of section 485(f). Information regarding the Department’s policies for reviewing complaints, initiating compliance reviews, and conducting and resolving investigations related to alleged violations of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 ) and of section 485(f). This information shall include— the contact information for at least one individual at the Department who can answer questions from institutions of higher education, complainants, and other interested parties about such policies; potential outcomes of an investigation; and the expected timeframe for resolution of an investigation and any circumstance that may change such timeframe. .
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