Legislation

Title: Education - Institutions of Higher Learning - Affirmative Consent Standard
Sponsored by: Delegates Morales, Hettleman, Lierman, and A. Miller
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring, by September 1, 2017, that a policy on sexual assault adopted by the governing body of each institution of higher education include a specified affirmative consent standard; requiring a specified written policy on sexual assault to include a specified standard and specified statements; requiring a specified sexual assault policy to provide that specified circumstances negate a valid excuse to an alleged lack of affirmative consent; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media; Appropriations

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0839 Session: 2015 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2016 Legislative Date 2/11/2016 Action First Reading Judiciary and Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/16/2016 Legislative Date 2/16/2016 Action Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2016	2/11/2016	First Reading Judiciary and Appropriations
House	2/16/2016	2/16/2016	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/11/2016	Text - First - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning - Affirmative Consent Standard

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