S. 2431 115th Congress Senate

ALERT Act

Official title: A bill to ensure that certain incidents involving a covered employee that are reported to the title IX coordinator at an eligible institution of higher educati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to ensure that certain incidents involving a covered employee that are reported to the title IX coordinator at an eligible institution of higher education have been reviewed by the president of the institution and not less than 1 additional member of the institution's board of trustees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 15, 2018 Introduced by: Gary C. Peters Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov

Education Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsDomestic violence and child abuse

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Education programs fundingHigher educationSchool administrationSex offensesSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

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Feb 15, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Feb 15, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action February 15, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to annually certify with the Department of Education that the IHE's president and at least one additional member of the IHE's board of trustees have reviewed incidents involving the IHE's employees that were reported to the IHE in the last year involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the president and any board member involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions relating to the incidents.

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