[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 426 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 426

  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness 
                                 Month.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 5, 2006

  Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Feingold) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness 
                                 Month.

Whereas students and faculty on college and university campuses are subject to 
        criminal threats from--

    (1) within the borders of their respective institutions; and

    (2) the communities in which their respective institutions are located;

Whereas, between 2001 and 2003, 84 homicides, 7,941 sex offenses, 9,296 
        aggravated assaults, and 3,367 arsons on the campuses of colleges and 
        universities in the United States were reported under the Jeanne Clery 
        Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 
        U.S.C. 1092(f));
Whereas between \1/5\ and \1/4\ of all female students become the victim of a 
        completed or attempted rape, usually by someone they know, during their 
        college careers;
Whereas more than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of 
        alcohol-related sexual assaults each year;
Whereas, each year, more than 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are 
        assaulted by another student who has been drinking;
Whereas 1,700 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from 
        alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes;
Whereas, according to the Center for Campus Fire Safety, there were 82 fire 
        fatalities in student housing buildings between January 2000 and January 
        2006;
Whereas Security On Campus, Inc., a national group dedicated to promoting safety 
        and security on college and university campuses, has designated 
        September 2006 as ``National Campus Safety Awareness Month''; and
Whereas the designation of National Campus Safety Awareness Month provides an 
        opportunity to colleges and universities to inform students about--

    (1) existing campus crime trends;

    (2) campus security policies;

    (3) crime prevention techniques;

    (4) fire safety issues; and

    (5) alcohol and other drug education, prevention, and treatment 
programs: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety 
        Awareness Month; and
            (2) encourages students who are enrolled in colleges and 
        universities to participate in events and awareness initiatives 
        held during the month of September.
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