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§ 20-2002-J. Policy for postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: June 29, 2020

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XX-J. Postsecondary Institution Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Policy and Online Reporting System
Effective: June 29, 2020
24 P.S. § 20-2002-J
§ 20-2002-J. Policy for postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence
(a) Adoption.--A postsecondary institution shall adopt a clear, understandable written policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence that informs victims of their rights under Federal and State law, including the crime victims bill of rights.
(b) Report.--The sexual harassment and sexual violence policy under subsection (a) shall include a provision that a witness or victim of an incident of sexual harassment or sexual violence who reports the incident in good faith will not be sanctioned by the institution for admitting in the report to a violation of the institution's student conduct policy on the personal use of drugs or alcohol.
(c) Model policy.--The Department of Education shall develop a model policy and make the model policy available to postsecondary institutions. A postsecondary institution may adopt the model policy as the policy of the institution on sexual harassment and sexual violence.

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1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XX-J, § 2002-J, added 2019, June 28, P.L. 117, No. 16, § 16, effective in 365 days [June 29, 2020].
24 P.S. § 20-2002-J, PA ST 24 P.S. § 20-2002-J
Current through Act 92 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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