Politics & Government
Rep. Chrissy Sommer's Weekly Capitol Connection - July 8, 2016
News From the Missouri State Capitol to the First State Capitol
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Improving Campus Safety (SB 921)
Also set to become law is a piece of legislation that will improve the way colleges and universities respond to and handle incidents of sexual violence on campus. The legislation is in part a response to a national survey that found 73 percent of institutions of higher learning have no protocols in place to work with law enforcement to respond to incidents of sexual assault. The legislation approved by the General Assembly will require public institutions of higher education in Missouri to put such plans in place. The new law will require schools and law enforcement to create a memorandum of understanding that will contain detailed policies and protocols regarding sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.