SEX ASSAULT INFO FOR STUDENTS                                                       H.B. 5791 (H-2):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 5791 (Substitute H-2 as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Stephanie Chang

House Committee:  Law and Justice

Senate Committee:  Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Revised School Code to do the following:

-- Require the Department of Education, by June 1, 2019, to develop age-appropriate informational material relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment, and make the material available to all school districts, intermediate school districts (ISDs), and public school academies (PSAs) that operate any of grades six through 12.

-- Require a school district, ISD, or PSA to disseminate the informational material to each pupil in grades six through 12 enrolled in the district or PSA.

-- Require school districts, ISDs, and PSAs to disseminate to pupils contact information for the district's or PSA's Title IX coordinator and its policies on sexual assault and sexual harassment.

-- Encourage public schools to provide sexual assault and sexual harassment response training, at least every five years, to all educators and school personnel who had contact with pupils, beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.

Proposed MCL 380.1508 & 380.1526b                                   Legislative Analyst:  Jeff Mann

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would add costs to the Department of Education, ISDs, local school districts, and PSAs.

The Department would experience one-time costs to develop age-appropriate (grades 6 to 12) informational materials relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment and make the material available to ISDs, school districts, and PSAs. The Department estimates these costs to be $50,000.

School districts, ISDs, and PSAs could incur additional costs from disseminating the informational material and contact information to students enrolled in grades 6 to 12. There also would be costs associated with training educators and other school personnel who have contact with students, if a school chose to do so as specified in the bill. These costs would vary throughout the State.

Date Completed:  6-11-18                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Cory Savino

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.