Michael Pohle Jr. Campus Emergency Alert Act
Latest action · Apr 16, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 16, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Michael Pohle Jr. Campus Emergency Alert Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the civil penalties applicable to institutions of higher education (IHEs) that fail to properly disclose campus security policies and crime statistics to current students and employees and, upon request, to any applicant for enrollment or employment.
Sets a maximum penalty per violation and a limitation on the total amount an IHE can be penalized each year.
Establishes a minimum penalty for each instance an IHE: (1) substantially misrepresents the number, location, or nature of the crimes it is required to report; (2) fails to notify the campus community of a significant emergency or dangerous situation that is an immediate threat to its health or safety, unless notice would compromise efforts to contain it; or (3) fails to provide the campus community with timely reports on crimes that are considered to be a threat to students and employees and are reported to campus security or the local police.
Expresses maximum and minimum penalty amounts as percentages of the funds an IHE received from the Department of Education in the previous award year.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a special account in the Treasury where these penalties are to be collected and from which they are to be disbursed for activities promoting campus safety.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
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- Apr 16, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Apr 16, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
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- Apr 16, 2012Introduced in Senate
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