E2SSB 5355 — Improving safety at institutions of higher education while supporting student survivors of sexual assault.

What this bill does

Requires student, faculty, and staff identification cards issued at public institutions of higher education to include contact information number of a regional community-based organization focused on survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sex-based and gender-based violence that provides 24/7 support. Establishes additional requirements to the list of rights for survivors of sexual assault. Prohibits institutions of higher education from proposing, requesting, or pressuring a student reporting sexual misconduct to enter into a nondisclosure agreement.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 2025
  95 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 12, 2025
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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