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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 1620 (Received in Senate) — To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1414

Sec. 1414. Task force on sexual violence in education

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Not later than September 1, 2022, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General shall establish a joint interagency task force to be known as the Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education that shall— provide pertinent information to the Secretary of Education, Attorney General, Congress, and the public with respect to campus sexual violence prevention, investigations, and responses, including the creation of consistent, public complaint processes for violations of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. ) and section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f) ); provide recommendations to educational institutions for establishing sexual assault prevention and response teams; develop recommendations for educational institutions on providing survivor resources, including healthcare, sexual assault kits, sexual assault nurse examiners, culturally responsive and inclusive standards of care, trauma-informed services, and access to confidential advocacy and support services; develop recommendations in conjunction with student groups at greater statistical risk of perpetuating rape culture such as fraternities and athletic departments for best practices for responses and prevention with respect to sexual violence and dating violence for educational institutions, taking into consideration an institution’s size and resources; develop recommendations for educational institutions on sex education, as appropriate, training for school staff, and various equitable discipline models; develop recommendations on culturally responsive and inclusive approaches to supporting survivors, which include consideration of race, ethnicity, national origin, immigrant status, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, disability, socio-economic status, exposure to trauma, and other compounding factors; solicit periodic input from a diverse group of survivors, trauma specialists, advocates from national, State, and local anti-sexual violence advocacy organizations, institutions of higher education, and other public stakeholders; assess the Department of Education’s ability under section 902 of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1682 ) to levy intermediate fines for noncompliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. ) and the advisability of additional remedies for such noncompliance, in addition to the remedies already available under Federal law; and create a plan described in subsection (c).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of a component of any Federal agency that is funded under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 13925 et seq. ) may detail an officer or employee of such component to the Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education or to the Secretary of Education to assist the Task Force with the duties described in subsection (a), as jointly agreed to by the head of such component and the Task Force. A personnel detail made under paragraph
(1)may be made— for a period of not more than 3 years; and on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education is established under subsection (a), the Task Force shall submit to Congress recommendations for recruiting, retaining, and training a highly-qualified workforce employed by the Department of Education to carry out investigation of complaints alleging a violation of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. ) or section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f) ), and enforcement of such title IX ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. ) or such section 485(f) ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f) ), with respect to sexual violence in education. Such plan shall include— an assessment to identify current gaps or challenges carrying out such investigation and enforcement, which may include surveying current investigative workforce to solicit feedback on areas in need of improvement; an examination of issues of recruiting, retention, and the professional development of such workforce, including the possibility of providing retention bonuses or other forms of compensation for the purpose of ensuring the Department of Education has the capacity, in both personnel and skills, needed to properly perform its mission and provide adequate oversight of educational institutions; an assessment of the benefits of outreach and training with both law enforcement agencies and educational institutions with respect to such workforce; an examination of best practices for making educational institutions aware of the most effective campus sexual violence prevention, investigation, and response practices and identifying areas where more research should be conducted; and strategies for addressing such other matters as the Secretary of Education considers necessary to sexual violence prevention, investigation, and responses. The Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education shall report to Congress on an annual basis, and make publicly available, a report of its activities and any update of the plan required under subsection (c), including the number of complaints received regarding sexual violence (including violence on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity), the number of open investigations, the number of complaints that continued to resolution, the number of complaints resolved using informal resolution, the average time to complete an investigation, the number of investigations initiated based on complaints, and the number of investigations initiated by the Department of Education. In this section: The term educational institution includes an institution of higher education, an elementary school, or a secondary school. The terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).
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Sec. 1414
Task force on sexual violence in education
U.S.C.§ 1681
U.S.C.§ 1092
U.S.C.§ 1682
U.S.C.§ 13925
U.S.C.§ 7801
U.S.C.§ 1002
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