,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #edh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #h1 #bjad    
,ms4 ,speier submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules  ,,resolution      
,amending the ,rules of the ,house of   
,representatives to require the         
mandatory annual ethics training offered
 to ,members1 officers1 and employees of
 the ,house to include a specific       
program of training in the prevention   
and deterrence of sexual harassment in  
employment1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,inclusion of program of training in   
prevention and deterrence of sexual     
harassment in employment as part of     
annual mandatory ethics training for    
,house ,members and staff  7a7          
,inclusion of ,program ,clause          
#c7;a77#f7 of rule ,,xi of the ,rules of
 the ,house of ,representatives is      
amended--  7#a7 in subdivision 7,a77ii71
 by striking the period at the end and  
inserting the following3 1 together with

 a specific program of training in the  
prevention and deterrence of sexual     
harassment in employment 7as described  
in subdivision 7,b7742  7#b7 by         
redesignating subdivision 7,b7 as       
subdivision 7,c72 and  7#c7 by inserting
 after subdivision 7,a7 the following   
new subdivision3  7,b7  7i7 ,the program
 of training in the prevention and      
deterrence of sexual harassment in the  
workplace under this subdivision is a   
program which provides information and  
practical guidance regarding any        
applicable ,federal and ,state laws     
concerning the prohibition against and  
the prevention and correction of sexual 
harassment and the remedies available to
 victims of sexual harassment in        
employment4 ,the program shall also     
include practical examples aimed at     
instructing supervisors in the          
prevention of harassment1               
discrimination1 and retaliation1 and    
shall be presented by individuals with  
knowledge and expertise in the          

prevention of harassment1               
discrimination1 and retaliation4  7ii7  
,the program under this subdivision     
shall provide at least one hour of      
training1 except that in the case of the
 training provided to a new officer or  
employee of the ,house under subdivision
 7,b77i71 the program shall under this  
subdivision shall provide at least two  
hours of training4  7iii7 ,for purposes 
of this subparagraph1 sexual harassment 
means any conduct directed at an        
individual which consists of unwelcome  
sexual advances1 requests for sexual    
favors1 or any other conduct of a sexual
 nature1 if submission by the individual
 to such conduct is made either         
explicitly or implicitly a term or      
condition of the individual's           
employment1 submission to or rejection  
of such conduct by the individual is    
used as the basis for employment        
decisions affecting the individual1 or  
such conduct has the purpose or effect  
of interfering with the individual's    

work performance or creating an         
intimidating1 hostile1 or offensive     
working environment4  4  7b7 ,effective 
,date ,the amendment made by subsection 
7a7 shall take effect upon the          
expiration of the #fj-;day period which 
begins on the date of the adoption of   
this resolution4