Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025
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Overview
The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025 aims to prevent harassment at colleges and universities. It requires institutions to clearly outline their harassment policies and procedures, including reporting mechanisms and potential sanctions. Furthermore, it establishes a competitive grant program to help higher education institutions implement, expand, or improve programs to combat harassment, focusing on prevention, counseling, and education. The bill also mandates the collection and reporting of data on harassment incidents and best practices for addressing them.
Key provisions
- Requires institutions of higher education to develop and distribute detailed harassment policies.
- Creates a competitive grant program for institutions to implement anti-harassment programs.
- Establishes a reporting requirement for institutions to track and report incidents of harassment.
- Defines key terms related to electronic communication and harassment.
- Mandates the Secretary of Education to publish a report of evidence-based best practices for combating harassment.
- Authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 per year from 2026-2031 to fund the grant program.
- Clarifies that the bill does not affect existing federal or state laws related to civil rights and disability protections.
Who is affected
- Students at institutions of higher education
- Faculty and staff at institutions of higher education
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