H.R. 5735, The Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act

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H.R. 5735 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their emergency response and evacuation procedures.

Detailed Summary

Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require schools participating in title IV student assistance programs to include current campus policies regarding immediate emergency response and evacuation procedures in their required annual security reports to current and prospective students and staff.

Requires such procedures to include: (1) notifying students and staff within 30 minutes after confirmation that an emergency exists on campus or public property; and (2) testing such procedures annually.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 4/9/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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