Sec. 52803. Hazing reporting requirements for institutions of higher education
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Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— in subparagraph (U), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (V), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: the hazing reports prepared by the institution pursuant to subsection (n). ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: Each eligible institution participating in any program under this title, other than a foreign institution of higher education, shall on August 1, 2021, begin to collect information with respect to hazing-related misconduct and anti-hazing policies of that institution, and beginning on January 1, 2022, and each July 1 and January 1 thereafter, prepare and make publicly available, in accordance with this subsection, a report containing the information required by this subsection.
A report required by paragraph
(1)shall include each finding by the institution that a student organization committed— a violation of the institution’s standards of conduct, or of Federal, State, or local law, relating to hazing; or other conduct that threatens a student’s physical safety, including a violation involving the abuse or illegal use of alcohol or drugs. A report required by paragraph
(1)shall include, for each finding by the institution of a violation described in subparagraph
(A), the following: The name of the student organization that committed the violation. A general description of the violation, the charges, the findings of the institution, and the sanctions placed on the organization. The dates on which— the violation was alleged to have occurred; the student organization was charged with misconduct; the investigation was initiated; and the investigation ended with a finding that a violation occurred. A report required by paragraph
(1)shall not include— any information related to allegations or investigations of hazing that do not result in a formal finding of a violation of the standards of conduct of the institution; or any personally identifiable information on any individual student or member of a student organization. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be subject to the requirements of section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ). Each institution shall provide, in a prominent location on the institution’s website, a link to the webpage that contains each report required under paragraph
(1). Such webpage shall include a statement notifying the public— of the availability of information including findings, sanctions, and the implementation of sanctions, except information protected under section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ); a description of how a member of the public may obtain such information; and a statement that the institution is required to provide such information pursuant to the END ALL Hazing Act. Each institution shall provide to all enrolled students and to each applicant for enrollment, a printed notice of the nature and availability of the reports required under paragraph
(1), and the website address at which such reports are available. Each institution shall maintain each report required under paragraph
(1)on its website for a period of 5 academic years. Each institution participating in any program under this title, other than a foreign institution of higher education, shall report to campus police and appropriate law enforcement authorities any allegation of hazing that involved serious bodily injury or a significant risk of serious bodily injury that is reported to the institution, campus authorities, or any student organization officially recognized by the institution. Such an allegation shall be reported within 72 hours of when the institution is first notified of the allegation. In the case of an allegation that a multi-institution student organization was involved in a hazing incident, the requirements of this subsection shall apply only to the institution or institutions at which the students involved in such allegation are enrolled (or were formerly enrolled), including any student who was a victim in the alleged incident. In this subsection: The term ‘hazing’ means any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an institution of higher education, whether individually or in concert with other persons, against another student, that— was committed in connection with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, any student organization; and causes, or contributes to a substantial risk of, physical injury, mental harm, or personal degradation. The term ‘student organization’ means an organization that is officially recognized by or otherwise affiliated with an institution of higher education and that has a membership that is made up primarily of students enrolled at such institution. The term ‘multi-institution student organization’ means a student organization that includes students from more than one institution of higher education, including city-wide, regional, State, and national chapters of student organizations. .
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