,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bgaa ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bd1 #bjai,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing-related misconduct1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,educational ,notification and ,disclosure of ,actions risking ,loss of ,life by ,hazing ,act or the ,,end ,,all ,hazing ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,hazing is a problem in the ,united ,states1 but most especially in our ,nation's educational system4 7#b7 ,hazing undermines the educational experience of the victims and the perpetrators4 ,hazing often perpetuates a cycle in which students who have been hazed feel the need to haze other students as a rite of passage to join a student organization4 7#c7 ,while hazing takes many forms1 including menial labor1 disparagement1 public or private humiliation1 and forced exercise1 the combination of alcohol or drug consumption as a form of hazing has caused bodily injury to thousands of students and has been fatal in many instances4 7#d7 ,numerous students have died as a result of collegiate hazing4 ,some of the recent tragedies include ,nicky ,cumberland1 ,max ,gruver1 ,tim ,piazza1 ,dalton ,debrick1 ,marquise ,braham1 and ,harrison ,kowiak4 #c4 ,hazing reporting requirements for institutions of higher education ,section #dhe of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,u71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,v71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,w7 the hazing reports prepared by the institution pursuant to subsection 7n74 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7n7 ,disclosures of hazing-,related misconduct 7#a7 ,mandatory hazing reports ,each eligible institution participating in any program under this title1 other than a foreign institution of higher education1 shall on ,august #a1 #bjbj1 begin to collect information with respect to hazing-related misconduct and anti-hazing policies of that institution and prepare1 in accordance with this subsection1 a report containing the information required by this subsection and make the report publicly available beginning on ,january #a1 #bjba1 and each ,july #a and ,january #a thereafter1 or on dates determined by ,state law4 7#b7 ,report content 7,a7 ,in general ,a report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include each finding by the institution that a student organization committed-- 7i7 a violation of the institution's standards of conduct1 or of ,federal1 ,state1 or local law1 relating to hazing2 or 7ii7 other hazing-related conduct that threatens a student's physical safety1 including a violation involving the abuse or illegal use of alcohol or drugs4 7,b7 ,incident information ,a report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 for each finding by the institution of a violation described in subparagraph 7,a71 the following3 7i7 ,the name of the student organization that committed the violation4 7ii7 ,a general description of the violation1 the charges1 the findings of the institution1 and the sanctions placed on the organization4 7iii7 ,the dates on which-- 7,i7 the violation was alleged to have occurred2 7,,ii7 the student organization was charged with misconduct2 7,,iii7 the investigation was initiated2 and 7,,iv7 the investigation ended with a finding that a violation occurred4 7,c7 ,exclusions ,a report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall not include-- 7i7 any information related to allegations or investigations of hazing that do not result in a formal finding of a violation of the standards of conduct of the institution2 or 7ii7 any personally identifiable information on any individual student or member of a student organization4 7,d7 ,,ferpa compliance ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be subject to the requirements of section #ddd of the ,general ,education ,provisions ,act 7commonly known as the ,family ,educational ,rights and ,privacy ,act of #aigd74 7#c7 ,availability 7,a7 ,public website ,each institution shall provide1 in a prominent location on the institution's website1 a link to the webpage that contains each report required under paragraph 7#a74 ,such webpage shall include a statement notifying the public-- 7i7 of the availability of information1 including findings or sanctions1 except information protected under section #ddd of the ,general ,education ,provisions ,act 7commonly known as the ,family ,education ,rights and ,privacy ,act of #aigd72 7ii7 a description of how a member of the public may obtain such information2 and 7iii7 a statement that the institution is required to provide such information pursuant to this subsection4 7,b7 ,maintenance period ,each institution shall maintain each report required under paragraph 7#a7 on its website for a period of #e academic years4 7#d7 ,reports to law enforcement ,each institution participating in any program under this title1 other than a foreign institution of higher education1 shall report to campus police and appropriate law enforcement authorities any allegation of hazing that involved serious bodily injury or a significant risk of serious bodily injury that is reported to the institution1 campus authorities1 or any student organization officially recognized by the institution4 ,such an allegation shall be reported to campus police and appropriate law enforcement authorities not later than #gb hours from the time the institution is first notified of the allegation4 7#e7 ,applicability to multi-institution student organizations ,in the case of an allegation that a multi-institution student organization was involved in a hazing incident1 the requirements of this subsection shall apply only to the institution or institutions at which the students involved in such allegation are enrolled 7or were formerly enrolled71 including any student who was a victim in the alleged incident4 7#f7 ,definitions ,for the purposes of this ,act-- 7,a7 ,hazing ,the term hazing means any intentional1 knowing1 or reckless act committed by a student1 or a former student1 of an institution of higher education1 whether individually or in concert with other persons1 against another student1 that-- 7i7 was committed in connection with an initiation into1 an affiliation with1 or the maintenance of membership in1 any student organization2 and 7ii7 causes1 or contributes to a substantial risk of1 physical injury1 mental harm1 or personal degradation4 7,b7 ,student organization 7i7 ,in general ,the term student organization means an organization that is officially recognized by or otherwise affiliated with an institution of higher education and that has a membership that is made up primarily of students enrolled at such institution4 7ii7 ,multi-institution student organizations ,the term multi-institution student organization means a student organization that includes students from more than one institution of higher education1 including citywide1 regional1 ,state1 and national chapters of student organizations4 4