[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 706 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 706
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of
higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 7, 2019
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Casey) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of
higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Report and Educate About Campus
Hazing Act'' or the ``REACH Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HAZING INCIDENTS IN ANNUAL SECURITY REPORTS.
Section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)(1)(F)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i)(IX), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) of hazing incidents that were reported to a
campus official.''.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF HAZING.
Section 485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)(6)(A)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as clauses
(iv) through (vi), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
``(iii) 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 (regardless of that student's
willingness to participate), that--
``(I) was committed in connection with an
initiation into, an affiliation with, or the
maintenance of membership in, any organization
that is affiliated with such institution of
higher education (including any athletic team
affiliated with that institution); and
``(II) contributes to a substantial risk of
physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or
causes physical injury, mental harm, or
personal degradation.''.
SEC. 4. RECORDING OF HAZING INCIDENTS.
Section 485(f)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)(7)) is amended by inserting after the second sentence the
following: ``For hazing incidents, such statistics shall be compiled in
accordance with the definition of that term in paragraph
(6)(A)(iii).''.
SEC. 5. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON HAZING.
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(30) The institution shall provide a comprehensive
program to prevent hazing (as defined in section
485(f)(6)(A)(iii)). The program shall--
``(A) be a campus-wide program for students, staff,
faculty, and other campus stakeholders (such as alumni
and families of students);
``(B) be a research-based program;
``(C) be designed and implemented in partnership
with a broad coalition of campus stakeholders,
including leadership of the institution, faculty,
staff, students, alumni, and families of students;
``(D) include information on hazing awareness,
hazing prevention, the institution's policies on
hazing, how to report hazing, and the process used to
investigate hazing; and
``(E) include skill building for bystander
intervention, information about ethical leadership, and
the promotion of strategies for building group cohesion
without hazing.''.
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