Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 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. Added by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 16, § 16, eff. 6/29/2020.