[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1609 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1609

 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Jeanne Clery 
 Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 10, 2010

Mr. Sestak (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
 Perriello) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Jeanne Clery 
 Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

Whereas, on November 8, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the 
        Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, also known as the 
        Jeanne Clery Act, as Title II of Public Law 101-542;
Whereas passage of the Jeanne Clery Act came about as a result of the tireless 
        work of Connie and Howard Clery whose 19-year-old daughter Jeanne had 
        been raped and murdered on April 5, 1986, in her university residence 
        hall room by a fellow student she didn't know;
Whereas after Jeanne's murder, Connie and Howard Clery discovered a history of 
        violent crime on their daughter's campus of which students generally 
        weren't aware, and after hearing from the victims of violent campus 
        crimes across the United States, they discovered that violence on 
        college campuses was a widespread problem and devoted the rest of their 
        lives to making campuses safer;
Whereas in October 1987, Connie and Howard Clery cofounded Security On Campus, 
        Inc., a national nonprofit organization based in King of Prussia, 
        Pennsylvania, devoted to educating the public about campus security and 
        which continues to be the Nation's leading voice for the improvement of 
        campus safety and the rights of campus crime victims;
Whereas when the Jeanne Clery Act took effect on September 1, 1991, for the 
        first time institutions of higher education across the United States 
        began the process of consistently releasing crime statistics and 
        security policies to their current and prospective students or 
        employees;
Whereas in 1992, the Jeanne Clery Act was amended to afford victims of sexual 
        assault with assistance from their institution and fair treatment in 
        disciplinary proceedings against their accused assailants;
Whereas, on October 7, 1998, President William J. Clinton signed into law the 
        Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Public Law 105-244, which enhanced 
        the Jeanne Clery Act's provisions and formally renamed it the Jeanne 
        Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act in memory of the student who had inspired it;
Whereas the Jeanne Clery Act has fundamentally changed the dynamic of campus 
        crime in the United States from an issue rarely discussed among 
        prospective and current students to one that can now be evaluated when 
        selecting where to go to school and how to protect themselves once they 
        are on campus;
Whereas from 1994 to 2004, the years immediately following enactment of the 
        Jeanne Clery Act, there was a 9-percent drop in violent crime and a 30-
        percent drop in property crime on campuses, as well as a 5-percent 
        increase in the base rate of pay for campus police according to the U.S. 
        Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics;
Whereas Security On Campus, Inc. has helped to advance compliance with the 
        Jeanne Clery Act by working with the U.S. Department of Education to 
        develop the plain language Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting, and by 
        working with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of 
        Crime to develop the Jeanne Clery Act: A Collaborative Approach to 
        Compliance training course which since 2007 has trained more than 2,000 
        college and university personnel;
Whereas in 2008, the Jeanne Clery Act was amended to require institutions to 
        adopt emergency response procedures that include the capability to 
        immediately notify the campus community in the event of a crisis such as 
        an active shooter situation;
Whereas Connie Clery continues to work along with the board and staff of 
        Security On Campus, Inc., to improve campus safety in memory of Jeanne 
        Clery; and
Whereas Howard Clery continued this work until he passed away on January 1, 
        2008: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus 
        Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act has greatly 
        contributed to the improvement of safety on the campuses of 
        colleges and universities across the United States;
            (2) recognizes Security On Campus, Inc., for helping to 
        advance the purposes of the Jeanne Clery Act; and
            (3) encourages colleges and universities throughout the 
        United States to provide campus safety and other crime 
        awareness and prevention programs to all students throughout 
        the year as a part of their compliance with the Jeanne Clery 
        Act.
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