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§ 20-2007-G. Memorandum of understanding

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: December 31, 2022

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XX-G. Sexual Violence, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence and Stalking Education, Prevention and Response at Institutions of Higher Education and Private Licensed Schools (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 31, 2022
24 P.S. § 20-2007-G
§ 20-2007-G. Memorandum of understanding
Currentness
(a) General rule.--An institution of higher education and a private licensed school shall enter into or update at the next renewal and maintain a memorandum of understanding with at least one rape crisis center and one domestic violence program to:
(1) Assist in developing the institution's and school's policies, programming and training regarding sexual misconduct and other prohibited behavior, such as sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, involving students and employees.
(2) Provide an off-campus alternative for students and employees of the institution or school to receive free and confidential services to address sexual harassment and sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, including:
(i) crisis and longer-term counseling;
(ii) support in navigating campus and community reporting options; and
(iii) access to legal assistance, sexual violence protection and protection from intimidation orders, crime victims' compensation, a forensic rape exam conducted by a sexual assault nurse examiner, if available, and other services.
(3) Ensure that a student or employee of the institution or school is notified of free and confidential sources of support, counseling and advocacy services and how to access the services both on and off campus.
(4) Ensure cooperation and cross-training between the institution or school and the rape crisis center or domestic violence center to ensure an understanding of the roles that each respectively should play in responding to reports and disclosures of sexual misconduct and other prohibited behavior, such as dating violence, domestic violence and stalking against students and employees of the institution or school and the institution's or school's protocols for investigating and adjudicating such misconduct and for providing support and services to students and employees.
(5) Consult in the development or implementation of an education program under section 2003-G.1
(b) Agreement to provide services.--Each memorandum of understanding may include an agreement, including a fee structure, between the rape crisis center or domestic violence program and the institution of higher education or private licensed school to provide confidential victim services.
(c) Fee structure.--If there is a fee structure in a memorandum of understanding under subsection (b), an institution of higher education or private licensed school may apply to the department for an It's On Us grant to offset those costs from funds appropriated to the department for sexual assault prevention.
(d) Good-faith waiver.--The department may waive the requirements of this section in the case of an institution or school that provides an attestation through the annual attestation of compliance submitted to the department that it acted in good faith but was unable to obtain a signed memorandum.

Credits

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XX-G, § 2007-G, added 2022, July 8, P.L. 620, No. 55, § 48, effective Dec. 31, 2022.

Footnotes

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24 P.S. § 20-2003-G.
24 P.S. § 20-2007-G, PA ST 24 P.S. § 20-2007-G
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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