HB457:

Higher educational institutions; immunity from disciplinary action in certain cases.

Bill Summary:

Institutions of higher education; immunity from
disciplinary action in certain cases involving a good faith report
of an act of sexual violence. Includes the Virginia Military
Institute Board of Visitors among the governing boards of public
institutions of higher education that are each required to include
as part of its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing
sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action
for certain individuals who make good faith reports of acts of sexual
violence. Under current law, the Virginia Military Institute Board
of Visitors is exempted from such requirement. The bill also requires
the governing board of each nonprofit private institution of higher
education and each public institution of higher education to include
as part of its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing
sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action
based on curfew violation in any case in which disclosure of such
violation is made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act
of sexual violence. Under current law, such boards are only required
to include such a provision for immunity from disciplinary action
based on personal consumption of drugs or alcohol.