,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #haic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #h1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,m5g 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,ca/5 ( ,ill9ois1    
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1    
,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4    
,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4    
,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1   
,mr4 ,coop]1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1   
,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4      
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 &     
,mrs4 ,hayes7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require ! ,secret>y ( ,education to     
ensure t local educational ag5cies      
e/abli% full-"t title ,,ix coord9ators  
to improve ov]sight1 data collection on 
sexual h>assm5t1 /ud5t survivor support1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+         
,survivors ( ,sexual ,h>assm5t 9 ,s*ools
 ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,title ,,ix ( !     

,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj       
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 79 ?is ,act    
ref]r$ to z title ,,ix7 m&ates t no     
individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be    
exclud$ on ! basis ( sex f p>ticipation 
91 be d5i$ ! b5efits (1 or be subject$  
to discrim9ation "u any education       
program or activity t receives ,f$]al   
f9ancial assi/ance4  7#b7 ,al?\gh title 
,,ix protects aga9/ sexual & sex-bas$   
h>assm5t & viol5ce1 sexual assaults 9   
,k-#ab s*ools & in/itutions ( high]     
education rema9 a p]vasive problem4     
7#c7 ,pe] sexual h>assm5t is a          
significant social problem ) consequ5ces
 = bo? /ud5ts & s*ools4 ,f\r out ( #e   
/ud5ts report exp]i5c+ sexual h>assm5t4 
,^! exp]i5ces h be5 l9k$ to poor        
psy*ological heal? & academic )drawal4  
7#d7 ,_m s*ool di/ricts h only a "p-"t1 
s+le title ,,ix coord9ator at ! local   
educational ag5cy level to ov]see       
pr9cipals1 s*ool-site specific title    
,,ix coord9ators1 /aff1 & ! safety (    
?\s&s ( /ud5ts4  7#e7 ,al?\gh           

educational in/itutions h a legal       
responsibility to en=ce1 monitor1 &     
respond to sexual h>assm5t & assault1 f>
 m /ud5ts exp]i5ce sexual h>assm5t ?an  
s*ools report4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act3 7#a7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y   
means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4  7#b7   
,full-"t local educational ag5cy title  
,,ix coord9ator ,! t]m full-"t local    
educational ag5cy title ,,ix coord9ator 
means an individual :o is act+ z an     
employee ( ! local educational ag5cy1 or
 :o is paid by an entity contract+ ) !  
local educational ag5cy & act+ on behalf
 ( ! local educational ag5cy-- 7,a7 ) an
 av]age "w p]iod ( #dj h\rs p] week1    
#afj h\rs p] mon?1 or full "t z def9$ by
 ,/ate regulations2 &  7,b7 acc\ntable  
to fulfill ! title ,,ix coord9ator      
requirem5ts "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
laws & policy4  7#c7 ,title ,,ix        
coord9ator ,! t]m title ,,ix coord9ator 
means a responsible employee1 z describ$
 9 section #ajf4h7;a7 ( title #cd1 ,code
 ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 designat$ to    

coord9ate ef=ts "u title ,,ix ( !       
,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj       
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq474  7#d7 ,local  
educational ag5cy ,! t]m local          
educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #haja7cj7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &    
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja7cj774  7#e7 ,sexual     
h>assm5t ,! t]m sexual h>assm5t means   
any unwelcome conduct ( a sexual nature1
 reg>dless ( :e!r x is direct or        
indirect1 or v]bal or nonv]bal 7includ+ 
conduct t is und]tak5 9 :ole or 9 "p1   
?r\gh ! use ( electronic messag+        
s]vices1 comm]cial mobile s]vices1      
electronic communications1 or o!r       
te*nology71 t unreasonably alt]s an     
individual's t]ms1 conditions1 b5efits1 
or privileges ( an educational program  
or activity1 includ+ by creat+ an       
intimidat+1 ho/ile1 or (f5sive          
environm5t1 :i* takes ! =m (-- 7,a7 a   
sexual advance2  7,b7 a reque/ = sexual 
favors2  7,c7 a sexual act1 :]e su*     
submission is made ei!r explicitly or   

implicitly a t]m or condition ( a       
program or activity at a s*ool or s*ool 
activity1 reg>dless ( a /ud5t's         
submission to or rejection ( su* sexual 
act2  7,d7 a sexual act1 :]e su*        
submission or rejection is us$ z ! basis
 = a decision affect+ a t]m or condition
 ( a program or activity at a s*ool or  
s*ool activity1 reg>dless ( a /ud5t's   
submission to or rejection ( su* sexual 
act2  7,e7 o!r conduct ( a sexual       
nature2 or  7,f7 dome/ic viol5ce1       
intimate p>tn] viol5ce 7dat+ viol5ce71 &
 sex-bas$ /alk+4  #d4 ,purposes ,!      
purposes ( ?is ,act are to-- 7#a7       
support local educational ag5cies to    
ensure t title ,,ix coord9ators at !    
local educational ag5cy level & at !    
s*ool level h ! support to fully c>ry   
out _! roles & responsibilities2  7#b7  
id5tify t sexual h>assm5t1 includ+ /alk+
 & dat+ viol5ce1 is a p]vasive problem 9
 ,k-#ab s*ools & requires increas$      
att5tion2  7#c7 protect /ud5ts1 tea*]s1 
& adm9i/rative /aff f inconsi/5t        

policies & protocol2  7#d7 id5tify1     
implem5t1 & dissem9ate be/ practices =  
r$uc+ & prev5t+ sex discrim9ation 9     
,k-#ab s*ools2  7#e7 increase safety    
/&>ds 9 s*ools to ensure t sexual       
h>assm5t does n compromise /ud5ts'      
access to education2  7#f7 collect data 
on preval5ce1 impact (1 & response to   
sexual h>assm5t 9 education2 &  7#g7    
protect /ud5ts :o come =w>d to report   
sexual h>assm5t4  #e4 ,support = title  
,,ix coord9ators2 collection ( data  7a7
 ,issuance ( ,rules ,! ,secret>y %all   
issue rules necess>y to ensure t !re is 
n less ?an #a full-"t title ,,ix        
coord9ator = ea* local educational ag5cy
 t receives funds "u title ,v ( !       
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife & t s]ves #aj1jjj or m /ud5ts4    
7b7 ,civil rights data collection ,!    
,secret>y %all collect & publi% )9 !    
,civil ,rights ,data ,collection1 9     
addition to data already collect$ & 9   
accordance to ,family ,educational      
,rights & ,privacy ,act 7,,f]pa7-- 7#a7 

! full-"t & "p-"t employm5t ( title ,,ix
 coord9ators = ea* local educational    
ag5cy2 &  7#b7 specific data "u ,(f5ses3
 ,sexual ,viol5ce1 cross-tabulat$ &     
disaggregat$ by sex1 disability1 & race1
 color1 or nationality-- 7,a7 numb] (   
report$ incid5ts ( sexual h>assm5t1 dat+
 viol5ce1 /alk+1 rape1 attempt$ rape1 & 
sexual assault 7o!r ?an rape71 t alleg$ 
to h occurr$ at ! s*ool or s*ool        
activity1 committ$ by a /ud5t2  7,b7    
numb] ( report$ incid5ts ( sexual       
h>assm5t1 dat+ viol5ce1 /alk+1 rape1    
attempt$ rape1 & sexual assault 7o!r ?an
 rape71 t alleg$ to h occurr$ at ! s*ool
 or s*ool activity1 committ$ by a s*ool 
/aff memb]2  7,c7 numb] ( reports (     
sexual h>assm5t1 dat+ viol5ce1 /alk+1   
rape1 attempt$ rape1 & sexual assault   
7o!r ?an rape7 committ$ by a /ud5t t    
result$ 9 a f9d+ t a /ud5t 0 responsible
 = ! (f5se or n responsible = ! (f5se2  
7,d7 numb] ( reports ( sexual h>assm5t1 
dat+ viol5ce1 /alk+1 rape1 attempt$     
rape1 & sexual assault 7o!r ?an rape71  

aga9/ a s*ool /aff memb] t 7 foll[$ by a
 resignation or retirem5t prior to f9al 
discipl9e or t]m9ation2  7,e7 numb] (   
reports ( sexual h>assm5t1 dat+ viol5ce1
 /alk+1 rape1 attempt$ rape1 & sexual   
assault 7o!r ?an rape71 t occurr$ at !  
s*ool or s*ool activity1 aga9/ a s*ool  
/aff memb] t 7 foll[$ by a det]m9ation t
 ! s*ool /aff memb] 0 responsible or n  
responsible = ! (f5se2  7,f7 numb] (    
reports ( sexual h>assm5t1 dat+ viol5ce1
 /alk+1 rape1 attempt$ rape1 & sexual   
assault 7o!r ?an rape71 t occurr$ at !  
s*ool or s*ool activity1 aga9/ a s*ool  
/aff memb] t _h a det]m9ation t rema9$  
p5d+2  7,g7 numb] ( reports ( sexual    
h>assm5t1 dat+ viol5ce1 /alk+1 rape1    
attempt$ rape1 & sexual assault 7o!r ?an
 rape71 t occurr$ at ! s*ool or s*ool   
activity1 aga9/ a s*ool /aff memb] t 7  
foll[$ by a duty reassignm5t prior to   
f9al discipl9e or t]m9ation2  7,h7 !    
m$ian l5g? ( ! compla9t process f ! fil+
 ( a report1 to ! end ( ! appeals       
process2 &  7,i7 ! numb] ( /ud5ts :o    

took leaves ( abs5ces1 transf]r$ s*ools1
 or dropp$ out )9 a ye> aft] report+    
sexual h>assm5t1 dat+ viol5ce1 /alk+1   
rape1 attempt$ rape1 & sexual assault   
7o!r ?an rape7 to ! s*ool4  7c7 ,climate
 surveys  7#a7 ,beg9n+ #ah mon?s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,support+ ,survivors
 ( ,sexual ,h>assm5t 9 ,s*ools ,act1 !  
full-"t local educational ag5cy title   
,,ix coord9ator %all develop & collect  
anonym\s climate survey data bas$ on    
p>agraph 7#b71 cross-tabulat$ &         
disaggregat$ by sex 7includ+ sexual     
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 & pregnancy71 
disability1 & race1 color or national   
orig91 9 accordance to ,family          
,educational ,rights & ,privacy ,act    
7,,f]pa7 & except 9 circum/ances :]e    
small population sizes w\ld mean        
collection ( ?is data compromises       
anonymity1 f ea* s*ool community1       
includ+ /ud5ts1 p>5ts1 & /aff1 &        
conduct$ n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] su* date
 ( enactm5t1 & conduct$1 review$1 &     
updat$ annually4  7#b7 ,! full-"t local 

educational ag5cy title ,,ix coord9ator 
%all collect & submit to ! ,dep>tm5t    
anonym\s climate survey data            
cross-tabulat$ & disaggregat$ by sex    
7includ+ sexual ori5tation1 g5d]        
id5tity1 & pregnancy71 disability1 &    
race1 color or national orig91 9        
accordance to ,family ,educational      
,rights & ,privacy ,act 7,,f]pa7 &      
except 9 circum/ances :]e small         
population sizes w\ld mean collection ( 
?is data compromises anonymity1 t       
includes-- 7,a7 ! report$ incid5ce &    
preval5ce ( exp]i5ces ( sexual h>assm5t1
 sexual viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 dome/ic  
viol5ce1 & /alk+2  7,b7 ! rate 9 :i* !  
p]petrator 0 a /ud5t1 /aff1 or tea*] &  
o!r contextual factors2  7,c7 :e!r      
/ud5ts report t !y "k ab\t in/itutional 
policies & proc$ures1 su* z ! id5tity ( 
! title ,,ix coord9ator1 ! location (   
title ,,ix res\rces1 includ+ res\rces on
 sexual h>assm5t1 g5d]-bas$ h>assm5t &  
viol5ce1 & def9itions ( sexual          
misconduct2  7,d7 if /ud5ts indicate !y 

h report$ g5d]-bas$ h>assm5t & viol5ce1 
! role ( ! p to :om !y report$2  7,e7   
types ( discipl9>y action & ! rate (    
discipl9>y action tak5 aga9/ !          
compla9ant &_/or ! respond5t relat$ to !
 report ( g5d]-bas$ h>assm5t2  7,f7 !   
types ( accommodations & supports /ud5ts
 :o indicate !y h report$ g5d]-bas$     
h>assm5t report hav+ receiv$1 su* z     
c\nsel+1 m$ical s]vices1 or class s*$ul+
 *anges2  7,g7 any report$ %ort-t]m or  
long-t]m impacts on physical or m5tal   
heal? f /ud5ts :o h exp]i5c$ g5d]-bas$  
viol5ce or h>assm5t2  7,h7 ! frequ5cy at
 :i* compla9ants reque/ to drop classes1
 take a leave ( abs5ce f s*ool1 or leave
 ! in/itution p]man5tly2  7,i7 s*ool    
community memb]s' attitudes t[>d        
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce & h>assm5t1 includ+   
individuals' will+ness to int]v5e z a   
by/&]2 &  7,j7 s*ool community memb]s'  
p]ception ( campus safety & confid5ce 9 
! in/itution's ability to appropriately 
address g5d]-bas$ viol5ce & h>assm5t4   
7d7 ,guidance ,! ,secret>y mu/ provide  

guidance to ,l,e,as & full-"t local     
educational ag5cy title ,,ix coord9ators
 on h[ to implem5t ! climate survey4    
7e7 ,report ,! ,dep>tm5t mu/ publi% an  
annual report on climate survey data    
f9d+s f subsection 7b7 on ! ,dep>tm5t   
website4 ,! annual report %all include  
national1 ,/ate1 & di/rict-level data1  
cross-tabulat$ & disaggregat$ by sex    
7includ+ sexual ori5tation1 g5d]        
id5tity1 & pregnancy71 disability1 race1
 color1 or national orig9 9 accordance  
to ,family ,educational ,rights &       
,privacy ,act 7,,f]pa71 on ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,! incid5ce & preval5ce ( sexual   
h>assm5t1 sexual viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 
dome/ic viol5ce1 & /alk+4  7#b7 ,! rate 
( incid5ces ( :5 ! p]petrator 0 a /ud5t 
& o!r contextual factors1 su* z :e!r    
=ce1 incapacitation1 or co]cion 0       
involv$4  7#c7 ,! p]c5tage ( /ud5ts :o  
"k ab\t in/itutional policies &         
proc$ures1 su* z ! id5tity ( ! title    
,,ix coord9ator1 ! location ( title ,,ix
 res\rces1 & def9itions ( sexual        

misconduct4  7#d7 ,! type ( roles ( ! p 
to :om incid5ces ( sexual h>assm5t 7 mo/
 commonly report$4  7#e7 ,! types &     
preval5ce ( accommodations & supports   
provid$ to survivors1 su* z c\nsel+1    
m$ical s]vices1 or class s*$ul+ *anges4 
7#f7 ,! e/imat$ co/ &_/or impact (      
viol5ce on survivors1 su* z co/s        
associat$ ) c\nsel+1 m$ical s]vices1 or 
class s*$ul+ *anges4  7#g7 ,! frequ5cy  
at :i* compla9ants reque/ to drop       
classes1 take a leave ( abs5ce f s*ool1 
or leave ! in/itution p]man5tly4  7#h7  
,types ( long-t]m impacts on !          
survivor's heal?1 su* z disabilities t  
may h result$ f exp]i5c+ g5d]-bas$      
viol5ce or h>assm5t4  7#i7 ,s*ool       
community attitudes t[>d g5d]-bas$      
viol5ce & h>assm5t1 includ+ individuals'
 will+ness to int]v5e z a by/&]4  7#aj7 
,s*ool community memb]s' p]ception (    
campus safety & confid5ce 9 !           
in/itution's ability to appropriately   
address g5d]-bas$ viol5ce & h>assm5t4   
7f7 ,be/ practices ,9 addition to ! data

 li/$ 9 subsection 7e71 ! report %all   
include in=mation on be/ practices4  #f4
 ,disclosure & use ( data ,! ,secret>y  
%all make ! data describ$ 9 section #f =
 ea* ye> publicly available on ! website
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education & ?r\gh any 
o!r appropriate me?od1 9 a timely &     
us]-fri5dly mann]1 & accessible & usable
 by individuals ) disabilities4  #g4    
,support = /ud5t survivors  7a7         
,notification ,! ,secret>y %all require 
s*ool-level title ,,ix coord9ators &    
s*ool adm9i/rators1 ^u becom+ aw>e (    
sexual h>assm5t1 to notify ! compla9ant 
9 writ+ & orally1 ab\t available        
assi/ance to support ! compla9ant (     
sexual h>assm5t & ensure _! cont9u$ &   
equal access to education1 reg>dless ( !
 location ( ! h>assm5t1 includ+-- 7#a7  
academic adju/m5t or o!r accommodations1
 su* z adapt+ c\rse s*$ules1 assignm5ts1
 or te/s1 issu+ no-contact ord]s1 or    
tak+ o!r measures to sep>ate !          
compla9ant & ! respond5t t m9imize !    
burd5 on ! compla9ant2  7#b7 in=mation  

ab\t & access to support s]vices = !    
compla9ant1 su* z c\nsel+1 m5tal heal? &
 o!r heal? s]vices1 & disability        
accommodations2  7#c7 provid+ increas$  
monitor+ or sup]vision at locations or  
activities :]e ! misconduct occurr$ or  
may h occurr$2 &  7#d7 reasonable       
accommodations = compla9ants &          
respond5ts ) disabilities1 consi/5t )   
laws t protect /ud5ts ) disabilities1   
includ+ ,section #ejd ( !               
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7,section  
#ejd71 ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act 
7,,ada71 & ! ,individuals )             
,disabilities ,education ,act 7,,idea74 
7b7 ,guidance ,work+ 9 collaboration ) !
 full-"t coord9ator1 ! local educational
 ag5cy title ,,ix mu/ issue guidance to 
s*ools1 /ud5ts1 & p>5ts 7includ+        
gu>dians7 to explicitly protect /ud5ts f
 puni%m5t or retaliation :5 mak+ reports
 ( sexual h>assm5t4 ,su* guidance mu/   
apply to all reports ( h>assm5t1 includ+
 9 ! context ( a same-sex relation%ip or
 enc\nt]1 & ensure t = all reports (    

sexual h>assm5t-- 7#a7 ! s*ool w n take 
discipl9>y action aga9/ individuals1    
includ+ witnesses1 disclos+             
code-(-conduct (f5ses t are relat$ to ! 
assault1 includ+1 b n limit$ to1 ! use (
 intoxicat+ sub/ances occurr+ at or     
ar\nd ! "t ( a report$ incid5t1         
reasonable actions tak5 to def5d aga9/  
h>assm5t1 or actions tak5 to avoid see+ 
! respond5t at s*ool2  7#b7 if a s*ool's
 code-(-conduct prohibits sexual        
activity 7or c]ta9 =ms ( sexual         
activity71 ! s*ool w n take discipl9>y  
action aga9/ individuals disclos+ 9 good
 fai? 7includ+ witnesses7 non-h>ass+    
sexual activity relat$ to ! report$     
incid5t1 or = o!r non-h>ass+ sexual     
activity discov]$ dur+ an inve/igation  
into ! report$ incid5t2 &  7#c7 !       
full-"t local educational ag5cy title   
,,ix coord9ator %all review discipl9>y  
actions relat$ to a compla9t ( h>assm5t 
to ensure t discipl9>y action 0 n tak5  
aga9/ a compla9ant = engag+ 9 action    
tak5 z a result ( ! sexual h>assm5t4    

#h4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act
 %all be con/ru$-- 7#a7 to modify any   
provision ( title ,,ix ( ! ,education   
,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha  
et seq472 or  7#b7 to affect ! en=cem5t 
( su* title by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 or any o!r      
,f$]al entity4