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Full Text of HB0821  99th General Assembly

HB0821sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Filed: 5/15/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 821

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 821 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Awareness programming" means institutional action
8designed to communicate the prevalence of sexual violence,
9including without limitation training, poster and flyer
10campaigns, electronic communications, films, guest speakers,
11symposia, conferences, seminars, or panel discussions.
12    "Bystander intervention" includes without limitation the
13act of challenging the social norms that support, condone, or
14permit sexual violence.
15    "Complainant" means a student who files a complaint
16alleging violation of the comprehensive policy through the

 

 

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1higher education institution's complaint resolution procedure.
2    "Comprehensive policy" means a policy created and
3implemented by a higher education institution to address
4student allegations of sexual violence, domestic violence,
5dating violence, and stalking.
6    "Confidential advisor" means a person who is employed or
7contracted by a higher education institution to provide
8emergency and ongoing support to student survivors of sexual
9violence with the training, duties, and responsibilities
10described in Section 20 of this Act.
11    "Higher education institution" means a public university,
12a public community college, or an independent, not-for-profit
13or for-profit higher education institution located in this
14State.
15    "Primary prevention programming" means institutional
16action and strategies intended to prevent sexual violence
17before it occurs by means of changing social norms and other
18approaches, including without limitation training, poster and
19flyer campaigns, electronic communications, films, guest
20speakers, symposia, conferences, seminars, or panel
21discussions.
22    "Respondent" means a student involved in the complaint
23resolution procedure who has been accused of violating a higher
24education institution's comprehensive policy.
25    "Sexual violence" means physical sexual acts attempted or
26perpetrated against a person's will or when a person is

 

 

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1incapable of giving consent, including without limitation
2rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual
3coercion.
4    "Survivor" means a student who has experienced sexual
5violence, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking
6while enrolled at a higher education institution.
7    "Survivor-centered" means a systematic focus on the needs
8and concerns of a survivor of sexual violence, domestic
9violence, dating violence, or stalking that (i) ensures the
10compassionate and sensitive delivery of services in a
11nonjudgmental manner; (ii) ensures an understanding of how
12trauma affects survivor behavior; (iii) maintains survivor
13safety, privacy, and, if possible, confidentiality; and (iv)
14recognizes that a survivor is not responsible for the sexual
15violence, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking.
16    "Trauma-informed response" means a response involving an
17understanding of the complexities of sexual violence, domestic
18violence, dating violence, or stalking through training
19centered on the neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence
20of societal myths and stereotypes surrounding sexual violence,
21domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, and
22understanding the behavior of perpetrators.
 
23    Section 10. Comprehensive policy. On or before August 1,
242016, all higher education institutions shall adopt a
25comprehensive policy concerning sexual violence, domestic

 

 

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1violence, dating violence, and stalking consistent with
2governing federal and State law. The higher education
3institution's comprehensive policy shall include, at a
4minimum, all of the following components:
5        (1) A definition of consent that, at a minimum,
6    recognizes that (i) consent is a freely given agreement to
7    sexual activity, (ii) a person's lack of verbal or physical
8    resistance or submission resulting from the use or threat
9    of force does not constitute consent, (iii) a person's
10    manner of dress does not constitute consent, (iv) a
11    person's consent to past sexual activity does not
12    constitute consent to future sexual activity, (v) a
13    person's consent to engage in sexual activity with one
14    person does not constitute consent to engage in sexual
15    activity with another, (vi) a person can withdraw consent
16    at any time, and (vii) a person cannot consent to sexual
17    activity if that person is unable to understand the nature
18    of the activity or give knowing consent due to
19    circumstances, including without limitation the following:
20            (A) the person is incapacitated due to the use or
21        influence of alcohol or drugs;
22            (B) the person is asleep or unconscious;
23            (C) the person is under age; or
24            (D) the person is incapacitated due to a mental
25        disability.
26        Nothing in this Section prevents a higher education

 

 

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1    institution from defining consent in a more demanding
2    manner.
3        (2) Procedures that students of the higher education
4    institution may follow if they choose to report an alleged
5    violation of the comprehensive policy, regardless of where
6    the incident of sexual violence, domestic violence, dating
7    violence, or stalking occurred, including all of the
8    following:
9            (A) Name and contact information for the Title IX
10        coordinator, campus law enforcement or security, local
11        law enforcement, and the community-based sexual
12        assault crisis center.
13            (B) The name, title, and contact information for
14        confidential advisors and other confidential resources
15        and a description of what confidential reporting
16        means.
17            (C) Information regarding the various individuals,
18        departments, or organizations to whom a student may
19        report a violation of the comprehensive policy,
20        specifying for each individual and entity (i) the
21        extent of the individual's or entity's reporting
22        obligation, (ii) the extent of the individual's or
23        entity's ability to protect the student's privacy, and
24        (iii) the extent of the individual's or entity's
25        ability to have confidential communications with the
26        student.

 

 

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1            (D) An option for students to electronically
2        report.
3            (E) An option for students to anonymously report.
4            (F) An option for students to confidentially
5        report.
6            (G) An option for reports by third parties and
7        bystanders.
8        (3) The higher education institution's procedure for
9    responding to a report of an alleged incident of sexual
10    violence, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking,
11    including without limitation (i) assisting and
12    interviewing the survivor, (ii) identifying and locating
13    witnesses, (iii) contacting and interviewing the
14    respondent, (iv) contacting and cooperating with law
15    enforcement, when applicable, and (v) providing
16    information regarding the importance of preserving
17    physical evidence of the sexual violence and the
18    availability of a medical forensic examination at no charge
19    to the survivor.
20        (4) A statement of the higher education institution's
21    obligation to provide survivors with concise information,
22    written in plain language, concerning the survivor's
23    rights and options, upon receiving a report of an alleged
24    violation of the comprehensive policy, as described in
25    Section 15 of this Act.
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1    medical facility nearest to each campus of the higher
2    education institution where a survivor may have a medical
3    forensic examination completed at no cost to the survivor,
4    pursuant to the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency
5    Treatment Act.
6        (6) The name, telephone number, address, and website
7    URL, if available, of community-based, State, and national
8    sexual assault crisis centers.
9        (7) A statement notifying survivors of the interim
10    protective measures and accommodations reasonably
11    available from the higher education institution that a
12    survivor may request in response to an alleged violation of
13    the comprehensive policy, including without limitation
14    changes to academic, living, dining, transportation, and
15    working situations, obtaining and enforcing campus no
16    contact orders, and honoring an order of protection or no
17    contact order entered by a State civil or criminal court.
18        (8) The higher education institution's complaint
19    resolution procedures if a student alleges violation of the
20    comprehensive violence policy, including, at a minimum,
21    the guidelines set forth in Section 25 of this Act.
22        (9) A statement of the range of sanctions the higher
23    education institution may impose following the
24    implementation of its complaint resolution procedures in
25    response to an alleged violation of the comprehensive
26    policy.

 

 

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1        (10) A statement of the higher education institution's
2    obligation to include an amnesty provision that provides
3    immunity to any student who reports, in good faith, an
4    alleged violation of the higher education institution's
5    comprehensive policy to a responsible employee, as defined
6    by federal law, so that the reporting student will not
7    receive a disciplinary sanction by the institution for a
8    student conduct violation, such as underage drinking, that
9    is revealed in the course of such a report, unless the
10    institution determines that the violation was egregious,
11    including without limitation an action that places the
12    health or safety of any other person at risk.
13        (11) A statement of the higher education institution's
14    prohibition on retaliation against those who, in good
15    faith, report or disclose an alleged violation of the
16    comprehensive policy, file a complaint, or otherwise
17    participate in the complaint resolution procedure and
18    available sanctions for individuals who engage in
19    retaliatory conduct.
 
20    Section 15. Student notification of rights and options.
21    (a) On or before August 1, 2016, upon being notified of an
22alleged violation of the comprehensive policy by or on behalf
23of a student, each higher education institution shall, at a
24minimum, provide the survivor, when identified, with a concise
25notification, written in plain language, of the survivor's

 

 

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1rights and options, including without limitation:
2        (1) the survivor's right to report or not report the
3    alleged incident to the higher education institution, law
4    enforcement, or both, including information about the
5    survivor's right to privacy and which reporting methods are
6    confidential;
7        (2) the contact information for the higher education
8    institution's Title IX coordinator or coordinators,
9    confidential advisors, a community-based sexual assault
10    crisis center, campus law enforcement, and local law
11    enforcement;
12        (3) the survivor's right to request and receive
13    assistance from campus authorities in notifying law
14    enforcement;
15        (4) the survivor's ability to request interim
16    protective measures and accommodations for survivors,
17    including without limitation changes to academic, living,
18    dining, working, and transportation situations, obtaining
19    and enforcing a campus-issued order of protection or no
20    contact order, if such protective measures and
21    accommodations are reasonably available, and an order of
22    protection or no contact order in State court;
23        (5) the higher education institution's ability to
24    provide assistance, upon the survivor's request, in
25    accessing and navigating campus and local health and mental
26    health services, counseling, and advocacy services; and

 

 

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1        (6) a summary of the higher education institution's
2    complaint resolution procedures, under Section 25 of this
3    Act, if the survivor reports a violation of the
4    comprehensive policy.
5    (b) Within 12 hours after receiving an electronic report,
6the higher education institution shall respond to the
7electronic reporter and, at a minimum, provide the information
8described in subdivisions (1) through (6) of subsection (a) of
9this Section and a list of available resources. The higher
10education institution may choose the manner in which it
11responds including, but not limited to, through verbal or
12electronic communication. Nothing in this subsection (b)
13limits a higher education institution's obligations under
14subsection (a) of this Section.
 
15    Section 20. Confidential advisor.
16    (a) Each higher education institution shall provide
17students with access to confidential advisors to provide
18emergency and ongoing support to survivors of sexual violence.
19    (b) The confidential advisors may not be individuals on
20campus who are designated as responsible employees under Title
21IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972. Nothing in this
22Section precludes a higher education institution from
23partnering with a community-based sexual assault crisis center
24to provide confidential advisors.
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1training on sexual violence, if they have not already completed
2this 40-hour training, before being designated a confidential
3advisor and shall attend a minimum of 6 hours of ongoing
4education training annually on issues related to sexual
5violence to remain a confidential advisor. Confidential
6advisors shall also receive periodic training on the campus
7administrative processes, interim protective measures and
8accommodations, and complaint resolution procedures.
9    (d) In the course of working with a survivor, each
10confidential advisor shall, at a minimum, do all of the
11following:
12        (1) Inform the survivor of the survivor's choice of
13    possible next steps regarding the survivor's reporting
14    options and possible outcomes, including without
15    limitation reporting pursuant to the higher education
16    institution's comprehensive policy and notifying local law
17    enforcement.
18        (2) Notify the survivor of resources and services for
19    survivors of sexual violence, including, but not limited
20    to, student services available on campus and through
21    community-based resources, including without limitation
22    sexual assault crisis centers, medical treatment
23    facilities, counseling services, legal resources, medical
24    forensic services, and mental health services.
25        (3) Inform the survivor of the survivor's rights and
26    the higher education institution's responsibilities

 

 

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1    regarding orders of protection, no contact orders, or
2    similar lawful orders issued by the higher education
3    institution or a criminal or civil court.
4        (4) Provide confidential services to and have
5    privileged, confidential communications with survivors of
6    sexual violence in accordance with Section 8-804 of the
7    Code of Civil Procedure.
8        (5) Upon the survivor's request and as appropriate,
9    liaise with campus officials, community-based sexual
10    assault crisis centers, or local law enforcement and, if
11    requested, assist the survivor with contacting and
12    reporting to campus officials, campus law enforcement, or
13    local law enforcement.
14        (6) Upon the survivor's request, liaise with the
15    necessary campus authorities to secure interim protective
16    measures and accommodations for the survivor.
 
17    Section 25. Complaint resolution procedures.
18    (a) On or before August 1, 2016, each campus of a higher
19education institution shall adopt one procedure to resolve
20complaints of alleged student violations of the comprehensive
21policy.
22    (b) For each campus, a higher education institution's
23complaint resolution procedures for allegations of student
24violation of the comprehensive policy shall provide, at a
25minimum, all of the following:

 

 

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1        (1) Complainants alleging student violation of the
2    comprehensive policy shall have the opportunity to request
3    that the complaint resolution procedure begin promptly and
4    proceed in a timely manner.
5        (2) The higher education institution shall determine
6    the individuals who will resolve complaints of alleged
7    student violations of the comprehensive policy.
8        (3) All individuals whose duties include resolution of
9    complaints of student violations of the comprehensive
10    policy shall receive a minimum of 8 to 10 hours of annual
11    training on issues related to sexual violence, domestic
12    violence, dating violence, and stalking and how to conduct
13    the higher education institution's complaint resolution
14    procedures, in addition to the annual training required for
15    employees as provided in subsection (c) of Section 30 of
16    this Act.
17        (4) The higher education institution shall have a
18    sufficient number of individuals trained to resolve
19    complaints so that (i) a substitution can occur in the case
20    of a conflict of interest or recusal and (ii) an individual
21    or individuals with no prior involvement in the initial
22    determination or finding hear any appeal brought by a
23    party.
24        (5) The individual or individuals resolving a
25    complaint shall use a preponderance of the evidence
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1    comprehensive policy occurred.
2        (6) The complainant and respondent shall (i) receive
3    notice of the individual or individuals with authority to
4    make a finding or impose a sanction in their proceeding
5    before the individual or individuals initiate contact with
6    either party and (ii) have the opportunity to request a
7    substitution if the participation of an individual with
8    authority to make a finding or impose a sanction poses a
9    conflict of interest.
10        (7) The higher education institution shall have a
11    procedure to determine interim protective measures and
12    accommodations available pending the resolution of the
13    complaint.
14        (8) Any proceeding, meeting, or hearing held to resolve
15    complaints of alleged student violations of the
16    comprehensive policy shall protect the privacy of the
17    participating parties and witnesses.
18        (9) The complainant, regardless of this person's level
19    of involvement in the complaint resolution procedure, and
20    the respondent shall have the opportunity to provide or
21    present evidence and witnesses on their behalf during the
22    complaint resolution procedure.
23        (10) The complainant and the respondent may not
24    directly cross examine one another, but may, at the
25    discretion and direction of the individual or individuals
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1    the individual or individuals resolving the complaint and
2    respond to the other party.
3        (11) Both parties may request and must be allowed to
4    have an advisor of their choice accompany them to any
5    meeting or proceeding related to an alleged violation of
6    the comprehensive policy, provided that the involvement of
7    the advisor does not result in undue delay of the meeting
8    or proceeding. The advisor must comply with any rules in
9    the higher education institution's complaint resolution
10    procedure regarding the advisor's role. If the advisor
11    violates the rules or engages in behavior or advocacy that
12    harasses, abuses, or intimidates either party, a witness,
13    or an individual resolving the complaint, that advisor may
14    be prohibited from further participation.
15        (12) The complainant and the respondent may not be
16    compelled to testify, if the complaint resolution
17    procedure involves a hearing, in the presence of the other
18    party. If a party invokes this right, the higher education
19    institution shall provide a procedure by which each party
20    can, at a minimum, hear the other party's testimony.
21        (13) The complainant and the respondent are entitled to
22    simultaneous, written notification of the results of the
23    complaint resolution procedure, including information
24    regarding appeal rights, within 7 days of a decision or
25    sooner if required by State or federal law.
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1    minimum, have the right to timely appeal the complaint
2    resolution procedure's findings or imposed sanctions if
3    the party alleges (i) a procedural error occurred, (ii) new
4    information exists that would substantially change the
5    outcome of the finding, or (iii) the sanction is
6    disproportionate with the violation. The individual or
7    individuals reviewing the findings or imposed sanctions
8    shall not have participated previously in the complaint
9    resolution procedure and shall not have a conflict of
10    interest with either party. The complainant and the
11    respondent shall receive the appeal decision in writing
12    within 7 days after the conclusion of the review of
13    findings or sanctions or sooner if required by federal or
14    State law.
15        (15) The higher education institution shall not
16    disclose the identity of the survivor or the respondent,
17    except as necessary to resolve the complaint or to
18    implement interim protective measures and accommodations
19    or when provided by State or federal law.
 
20    Section 30. Campus training, education, and awareness.
21    (a) On or before August 1, 2016, a higher education
22institution shall prominently publish, timely update, and have
23easily available on its Internet website all of the following
24information:
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1    policy, as well as options and resources available to
2    survivors.
3        (2) The higher education institution's student
4    notification of rights and options described in Section 15
5    of this Act.
6        (3) The name and contact information for all of the
7    higher education institution's Title IX coordinators.
8        (4) An explanation of the role of (i) Title IX
9    coordinators, including deputy or assistant Title IX
10    coordinators, under Title IX of the federal Education
11    Amendments of 1972, (ii) responsible employees under Title
12    IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972, (iii)
13    campus security authorities under the federal Jeanne Clery
14    Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime
15    Statistics Act, and (iv) mandated reporters under the
16    Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and the reporting
17    obligations of each, as well as the level of
18    confidentiality each is allowed to provide to reporting
19    students under relevant federal and State law.
20        (5) The name, title, and contact information for all
21    confidential advisors, counseling services, and
22    confidential resources that can provide a confidential
23    response to a report and a description of what confidential
24    reporting means.
25        (6) The telephone number and website URL for
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1    information to sexual violence survivors.
2    (b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, each higher
3education institution shall provide sexual violence primary
4prevention and awareness programming for all students who
5attend one or more classes on campus, which shall include, at a
6minimum, annual training as described in this subsection (b).
7Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the higher
8education institution's ability to conduct additional ongoing
9sexual violence primary prevention and awareness programming.
10    Each higher education institution's annual training shall,
11at a minimum, provide each student who attends one or more
12classes on campus information regarding the higher education
13institution's comprehensive policy, including without
14limitation the following:
15        (1) the institution's definitions of consent,
16    inability to consent, and retaliation as they relate to
17    sexual violence;
18        (2) reporting to the higher education institution,
19    campus law enforcement, and local law enforcement;
20        (3) reporting to the confidential advisor or other
21    confidential resources;
22        (4) available survivor services; and
23        (5) strategies for bystander intervention and risk
24    reduction.
25    At the beginning of each academic year, each higher
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1education institution with an electronic copy or hard copy of
2its comprehensive policy, procedures, and related protocols.
3    (c) Beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year, a higher
4education institution shall provide annual survivor-centered
5and trauma-informed response training to any employee of the
6higher education institution who is involved in (i) the receipt
7of a student report of an alleged incident of sexual violence,
8domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, (ii) the
9referral or provision of services to a survivor, or (iii) any
10campus complaint resolution procedure that results from an
11alleged incident of sexual violence, domestic violence, dating
12violence, or stalking. Employees falling under this
13description include without limitation the Title IX
14coordinator, members of the higher education institution's
15campus law enforcement, and campus security. An enrolled
16student at or a contracted service provider of the higher
17education institution with the employee responsibilities
18outlined in clauses (i) through (iii) of this paragraph shall
19also receive annual survivor-centered and trauma-informed
20response training.
21    The higher education institution shall design the training
22to improve the trainee's ability to understand (i) the higher
23education institution's comprehensive policy; (ii) the
24relevant federal and State law concerning survivors of sexual
25violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking at
26higher education institutions; (iii) the roles of the higher

 

 

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1education institution, medical providers, law enforcement, and
2community agencies in ensuring a coordinated response to a
3reported incident of sexual violence; (iv) the effects of
4trauma on a survivor; (v) the types of conduct that constitute
5sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and
6stalking, including same-sex violence; and (vi) consent and the
7role drugs and alcohol use can have on the ability to consent.
8The training shall also seek to improve the trainee's ability
9to respond with cultural sensitivity; provide services to or
10assist in locating services for a survivor, as appropriate; and
11communicate sensitively and compassionately with a survivor of
12sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, or
13stalking.
 
14    Section 75. The Campus Security Enhancement Act of 2008 is
15amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
16    (110 ILCS 12/10)
17    Sec. 10. Task Community task force.
18    (a) In this Section:
19    "Higher education institution" means a public university,
20a public community college, or an independent, not-for-profit
21or for-profit higher education institution located in this
22State.
23    "Sexual violence" means physical sexual acts attempted or
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1incapable of giving consent, including without limitation
2rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual
3coercion.
4    (b) Each public institution of higher education
5institution shall either establish their own campus-wide task
6force or participate in a regional task force, as set out in
7this Section, on or before August 1, 2016. The task forces
8shall be composed of representatives of campus staff, campus
9students, community-based organizations, and law enforcement.
10The task forces shall work toward improving coordination
11between by December 1, 1996, a community task force for the
12purpose of coordinating with community leaders and service
13providers to prevent sexual violence, domestic violence,
14dating violence, and stalking assaults and to ensure a
15coordinated response both in terms of law enforcement and
16victim services.
17        (1) The participants of the campus-wide task force
18    shall consist of individuals, including campus staff,
19    faculty, and students, selected by the president or
20    chancellor of each higher education institution or the
21    president's or chancellor's designee, which must include
22    various stakeholders on the issue of sexual violence,
23    domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
24        The president or chancellor of each higher education
25    institution or the president's or chancellor's designee
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1    individual to serve on the campus-wide task force:
2            (A) a community-based sexual assault crisis
3        center;
4            (B) a community-based domestic violence agency;
5            (C) local law enforcement; and
6            (D) the local State's Attorney's office.
7        Each higher education institution may make available
8    to members of the campus-wide task force training on (i)
9    the awareness and prevention of sexual violence, domestic
10    violence, dating violence, and stalking and communicating
11    with and providing assistance to a student survivor of
12    sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and
13    stalking; (ii) the higher education institution's
14    comprehensive policy concerning sexual violence, domestic
15    violence, dating violence, and stalking; (iii) the
16    provisions of federal and State law concerning survivors of
17    sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and
18    stalking at higher education institutions; (iv)
19    survivor-centered responses and the role of
20    community-based advocates; (v) the role and functions of
21    each member on such campus-wide task force for the purpose
22    of ensuring a coordinated response to reported incidences
23    of sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence,
24    and stalking; and (vi) trauma-informed responses to sexual
25    violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and
26    stalking.

 

 

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1        The campus-wide task force shall meet at least 2 times
2    per calendar year for the purpose of discussing and
3    improving upon the following areas:
4            (I) best practices as they relate to prevention,
5        awareness, education, and response to sexual violence,
6        domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking;
7            (II) the higher education institution's
8        comprehensive policy and procedures; and
9            (III) collaboration and information-sharing among
10        the higher education institution, community-based
11        organizations, and law enforcement, including without
12        limitation discussing memoranda of understanding,
13        protocols, or other practices for cooperation.
14        (2) Any regional task force in which a higher education
15    institution participates shall have representatives from
16    the following: higher education institutions,
17    community-based sexual assault crisis centers and domestic
18    violence organizations, and law enforcement agencies in
19    the region, including, police, State's Attorney's offices,
20    and other relevant law enforcement agencies. A higher
21    education institution shall send appropriate designees,
22    including faculty, staff, and students, to participate in
23    the regional task force.
24        The regional task force shall meet at least 2 times per
25    calendar year for the purpose of discussing and improving
26    upon the following areas:

 

 

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1            (A) best practices as they relate to prevention of,
2        awareness of, education concerning, and the response
3        to sexual violence, domestic violence, dating
4        violence, and stalking;
5            (B) sexual violence policies and procedures; and
6            (C) collaboration and information-sharing among
7        higher education institutions, community-based
8        organizations, and law enforcement, including without
9        limitation discussing memoranda of understanding,
10        protocols, or other practices for cooperation.
11(Source: P.A. 88-629, eff. 9-9-94.)
 
12    Section 80. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
13changing Section 9.21 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 205/9.21)  (from Ch. 144, par. 189.21)
15    Sec. 9.21. Human Relations.
16    (a) The Board shall monitor, budget, evaluate, and report
17to the General Assembly in accordance with Section 9.16 of this
18Act on programs to improve human relations to include race,
19ethnicity, gender and other issues related to improving human
20relations. The programs shall at least:
21        (1) require each public institution of higher
22    education to include, in the general education
23    requirements for obtaining a degree, coursework on
24    improving human relations to include race, ethnicity,

 

 

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1    gender and other issues related to improving human
2    relations to address racism and sexual harassment on their
3    campuses, through existing courses;
4        (2) require each public institution of higher
5    education to report annually monthly to the Department of
6    Human Rights and the Attorney General on each adjudicated
7    case in which a finding of racial, ethnic or religious
8    intimidation or sexual harassment made in a grievance,
9    affirmative action or other proceeding established by that
10    institution to investigate and determine allegations of
11    racial, ethnic or religious intimidation and sexual
12    harassment; and
13        (3) require each public institution of higher
14    education to forward to the local State's Attorney any
15    report received by campus security or by a university
16    police department alleging the commission of a hate crime
17    as defined under Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal Code of
18    2012.
19    (b) In this subsection (b):
20    "Higher education institution" means a public university,
21a public community college, or an independent, not-for-profit
22or for-profit higher education institution located in this
23State.
24    "Sexual violence" means physical sexual acts attempted or
25perpetrated against a person's will or when a person is
26incapable of giving consent, including without limitation

 

 

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1rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual
2coercion.
3    On or before November 1, 2017 and on or before every
4November 1 thereafter, each higher education institution shall
5provide an annual report, concerning the immediately preceding
6calendar year, to the Department of Human Rights and the
7Attorney General with all of the following components:
8        (1) A copy of the higher education institution's most
9    recent comprehensive policy adopted in accordance with
10    Section 10 of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher
11    Education Act.
12        (2) A copy of the higher education institution's most
13    recent concise, written notification of a survivor's
14    rights and options under its comprehensive policy,
15    required pursuant to Section 15 of the Preventing Sexual
16    Violence in Higher Education Act.
17        (3) The number, type, and number of attendees, if
18    applicable, of primary prevention and awareness
19    programming at the higher education institution.
20        (4) The number of incidents of sexual violence,
21    domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking reported
22    to the Title IX coordinator or other responsible employee,
23    pursuant to Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of
24    1972, of the higher education institution.
25        (5) The number of confidential and anonymous reports to
26    the higher education institution of sexual violence,

 

 

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1    domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
2        (6) The number of allegations in which the survivor
3    requested not to proceed with the higher education
4    institution's complaint resolution procedure.
5        (7) The number of allegations of sexual violence,
6    domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that the
7    higher education institution investigated.
8        (8) The number of allegations of sexual violence,
9    domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that were
10    referred to local or State law enforcement.
11        (9) The number of allegations of sexual violence,
12    domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that the
13    higher education institution reviewed through its
14    complaint resolution procedure.
15        (10) With respect to all allegations of sexual
16    violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking
17    reviewed under the higher education institution's
18    complaint resolution procedure, an aggregate list of the
19    number of students who were (i) dismissed or expelled, (ii)
20    suspended, (iii) otherwise disciplined, or (iv) found not
21    responsible for violation of the comprehensive policy
22    through the complaint resolution procedure during the
23    reporting period.
24    The Office of the Attorney General shall maintain on its
25Internet website for public inspection a list of all higher
26education institutions that fail to comply with the annual

 

 

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1reporting requirements as set forth in this subsection (b).
2(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
3    Section 85. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
4adding Section 8-804 as follows:
 
5    (735 ILCS 5/8-804 new)
6    Sec. 8-804. Confidential advisor.
7    (a) This Section is intended to protect students at higher
8education institutions in this State who are survivors of
9sexual violence from public disclosure of communications they
10make in confidence to confidential advisors. Because of the
11fear, stigma, and trauma that often result from incidents of
12sexual violence, many survivors hesitate to report or seek
13help, even when it is available at no cost to them. As a
14result, they not only fail to receive needed medical care and
15emergency counseling, but may lack the psychological support
16necessary to report the incident of sexual violence to the
17higher education institution or law enforcement.
18    (b) In this Section:
19    "Confidential advisor" means a person who is employed or
20contracted by a higher education institution to provide
21emergency and ongoing support to survivors of sexual violence
22with the training, duties, and responsibilities described in
23Section 20 of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher
24Education Act.

 

 

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1    "Higher education institution" means a public university,
2a public community college, or an independent, not-for-profit
3or for-profit higher education institution located in this
4State.
5    "Sexual violence" means physical sexual acts attempted or
6perpetrated against a person's will or when a person is
7incapable of giving consent, including without limitation
8rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual
9coercion.
10    "Survivor" means a student who has experienced sexual
11violence while enrolled at a higher education institution.
12    (c) All communications between a confidential advisor and a
13survivor pertaining to an incident of sexual violence shall
14remain confidential, unless the survivor consents to the
15disclosure of the communication in writing, the disclosure
16falls within one of the exceptions outlined in subsection (d)
17of this Section, or failure to disclose the communication would
18violate State or federal law. Communications include all
19records kept by the confidential advisor in the course of
20providing the survivor with services related to the incident of
21sexual violence.
22    (d) The confidential advisor may disclose confidential
23communications between the confidential advisor and the
24survivor if failure to disclose would result in a clear,
25imminent risk of serious physical injury to or death of the
26survivor or another person.

 

 

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1    The confidential advisor shall have no obligation to report
2crimes to the higher education institution or law enforcement,
3except to report to the Title IX coordinator, as defined by
4Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972, on a
5monthly basis the number and type of incidents of sexual
6violence reported exclusively to the confidential advisor in
7accordance with the higher education institution's reporting
8requirements under subsection (b) of Section 9.21 of the Board
9of Higher Education Act and under federal law.
10    If, in any judicial proceeding, a party alleges that the
11communications are necessary to the determination of any issue
12before the court and written consent to disclosure has not been
13given, the party may ask the court to consider ordering the
14disclosure of the communications. In such a case,
15communications may be disclosed if the court finds, after in
16camera examination of the communication, that the
17communication is relevant, probative, and not unduly
18prejudicial or inflammatory or is otherwise clearly
19admissible; that other evidence is demonstrably unsatisfactory
20as evidence of the facts sought to be established by the
21communication or communications; and that disclosure is more
22important to the interests of substantial justice than
23protection from injury to the confidential advisor-survivor
24relationship, to the survivor, or to any other individual whom
25disclosure is likely to harm.
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1asserting a greater privilege under federal or State law that
2applies.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.".