[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2461 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2461

   To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require reporting of 
 certain accidents resulting in serious physical injuries or death at 
       institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2023

Mr. Blumenthal 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 reporting of 
 certain accidents resulting in serious physical injuries or death at 
       institutions of higher education, 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 ``College Operational Reporting of 
Emergencies Involving Teens and Young Adults Safety Act of 2023'' or 
the ``COREY Safety Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Accidental injuries are estimated to be the leading 
        cause of student death at institutions of higher education.
            (2) A substantial and critical void exists in the data 
        collected, and metrics used, to identify, manage, and minimize 
        serious physical injury and death on the campuses of 
        institutions of higher education.
            (3) Expanding transparency by the reporting of accidents 
        that lead to serious physical injuries or death in institution 
        of higher education communities will allow more informed 
        decision making.
            (4) The data gathered from such reports will also--
                    (A) help institutions of higher education 
                prioritize all angles of safety;
                    (B) help public health agencies conduct research on 
                injury and fatality prevention among postsecondary 
                students; and
                    (C) inform larger-scale reforms at the Federal and 
                State levels to improve campus safety.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CLERY ACT TO ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS 
              PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH.

    (a) Reporting of Accident Statistics.--Section 485(f) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (J) 
                as subparagraphs (J) through (M), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
                following:
            ``(G) Statistics concerning the occurrence on campus during 
        the most recent calendar year, and during the 2 preceding 
        calendar years for which data are available, of accidents that 
        result in serious physical injury, in the aggregate and 
        disaggregated by the following categories:
                    ``(i) Transportation on foot or via bikes, 
                scooters, skateboards, longboards, or motor vehicles.
                    ``(ii) Slips and falls, in the aggregate and from 
                low heights, mid heights, and high heights.
                    ``(iii) Alcohol or drug overdoses.
                    ``(iv) Choking or drowning.
                    ``(v) Any other specific category of accidents 
                identified by the institution.
                    ``(vi) all other accidents.
            ``(H) Statistics concerning the occurrence on campus during 
        the most recent calendar year, and during the 2 preceding 
        calendar years for which data are available, of accidents that 
        result in death, in the aggregate and disaggregated by the 
        categories described in clauses (i) through (vi) of 
        subparagraph (G).
            ``(I) A description of any plans to address deficient or 
        dangerous facilities on campus (as defined in paragraph (6)(A)) 
        that have caused serious physical injury (as defined in such 
        paragraph) or death.'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``paragraph (1)(F)'' and 
        inserting ``subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of paragraph (1)''; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (6)(A)--
                    (A) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
            ``(v) The term `serious physical injury' means physical 
        injury that creates a substantial risk of death, or that causes 
        serious disfigurement, serious impairment of health or serious 
        loss, or impairment of the function of any bodily organ.''.
    (b) Reporting Closest Trauma Centers.--Section 485(f)(1) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)), as amended by 
subsection (a)(1)(A), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(N)(i) A statement including the names, addresses, and 
        distances from campus of--
                    ``(I) the Level I trauma center closest to the 
                campus of the institution; and
                    ``(II) the Level II trauma center, or other 
                hospital, that is closest to the campus of the 
                institution.
            ``(ii) In addition to including the statement described in 
        clause (i) in the annual campus safety report required under 
        this paragraph, the institution shall post such statement 
        prominently on campus and on the website of the institution.''.
    (c) Making Campus Safety Information Publicly Available.--The 
matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 485(f)(1) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and to any applicant'' and inserting ``to 
        any applicant'';
            (2) by inserting ``and to the public through the public 
        website of the institution,'' after ``upon request,''; and
            (3) by striking ``annual security report'' and all that 
        follows through the colon and inserting ``annual campus safety 
        report. The annual campus safety report shall be written and 
        organized in a manner that is easily understandable by students 
        and families and shall contain at least the following 
        information with respect to the campus security policies and 
        campus crime and safety statistics of that institution:''.
    (d) Updating Campus Safety Report Title.-- Section 485 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(O), by striking ``campus crime 
        report'' and inserting ``campus safety report''; and
            (2) in the subsection heading of subsection (f), by 
        inserting ``and Safety'' before ``Statistics''.
    (e) Guidance.--By not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall issue guidance 
to institutions of higher education regarding the implementation of the 
amendments made by this section.
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