No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2025
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to report incidents of civil disturbance.
Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to include in its annual security report its current campus policies for responding to incidents of civil disturbance occurring on campus, including with respect to coordination of such response with state, local, and campus law enforcement. The bill defines the term incident of civil disturbance to mean a civil unrest activity (e.g., a demonstration, riot, or strike) that disrupts the community in which it is taking place and requires intervention to maintain public safety and prevent the disruption of learning.
Additionally, the bill requires accrediting agencies to monitor an IHE's compliance with these reporting requirements. (Under current law, an IHE must be accredited by an accrediting agency to participate in federal student aid programs.)
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 982 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 982
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of
higher education to disclose campus policies relating to responding to
certain incidents of civil disturbance, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 12, 2025
Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of
higher education to disclose campus policies relating to responding to
certain incidents of civil disturbance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Tax Dollars for College
Encampments Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. HEA AMENDMENTS.
(a) Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime
Statistics.--Section 485(f)(1)(J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(J)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``A
statement'' and inserting ``(i) A statement'';
(2) by redesignating clause (i) as subclause (I);
(3) by inserting after subclause (I), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(II) respond to incidents of civil
disturbance occurring on the campus, including
with respect to coordination of such response
with State, local, and campus law
enforcement;'';
(4) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as subclauses
(III) and (IV), respectively; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
`incident of civil disturbance' means a civil unrest
activity (including a demonstration, riot, or strike)
that disrupts the community in which it is taking place
and requires intervention to--
``(I) maintain public safety; and
``(II) prevent the disruption of learning,
as applicable.''.
(b) Accrediting Agency or Association Operating Procedures.--
Section 496(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(c))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) monitors an institution's compliance with section
485(f)(1)(J).''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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