House Bill 3456

Establishes Sexual Misconduct Survey Council. Requires council to biennially distribute base sexual misconduct climate survey and recommendations regarding use of study to each institution of higher education. Requires each institution of higher education in state to biennially use base survey from council to conduct sexual misconduct climate survey of all students enrolled at institution. Requires each institution to submit aggregate summary of survey results to Higher Education Coordinating Commission and post copy of summary and other reports on institution's website. Requires each institution of higher education to hire certified advocate. Lists exceptions for when hiring not required. Details duties of certified advocate. Requires each institution of higher education to enter into and maintain memorandum of understanding with community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency in same county as institution. Establishes exception for smaller satellite or branch campuses. Details requirements of memorandum of understanding. Prohibits institution of higher education from punishing students who report incidents of sexual misconduct due to stated violations of institution's policies that are discovered during investigation into misconduct. Requires each institution of higher education to prepare and deliver sexual misconduct primary prevention and awareness training that must be attended annually by each student and employee of institution. Details requirements of training. Requires each institution of higher education to waive certain academic or any disciplinary record requirements required to demonstrate academic success that are part of institution-provided program or activity identified by institution for students who experience sexual misconduct and obtain waiver in specified manner. Requires each institution of higher education to provide annual report to Legislative Assembly, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Director of Human Services detailing specified aspects of reported sexual misconduct and institution responses during previous academic year. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to submit annual report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to higher education identifying each instance during previous academic year in which institution of higher education either violated provision of Act or failed to carry out provision of Act.<b> Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for duties relating to</b> <b>Sexual Misconduct Survey Council.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In the House of Representatives

• Annessa Hartman

  Sponsor

• Mark Gamba

  Chief co-sponsor

In the Senate

• House of Representatives, third reading42–13

  Passed · Jun 14 · 5 present

• Senate, third reading19–5

  Passed · Jun 23 · 6 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 10

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 12

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In the House of Representatives Feb 28 – Jun 14

1. Feb 28Introduced
2. Mar 3Sent to Higher Education
3. Mar 16Heard in Higher Education
4. Apr 4Heard in Higher Education
5. Apr 10Higher Education recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
6. Sent to Ways and Means
7. May 24Sent to Education Subcommittee
8. Jun 6Heard in Education Subcommittee
9. Returned to Ways and Means
10. Jun 9Heard in Ways and Means
11. Jun 12Ways and Means recommended it as amended
12. Jun 13Read a second time
13. Jun 14Passed the House of Representatives, 42 to 13

In the Senate Jun 15 – Jun 23

1. Jun 15Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Ways and Means
3. Jun 20Ways and Means recommended it
4. Read a second time
5. Jun 23Passed the Senate, 19 to 5

To the Governor Jun 25 – Aug 15

1. Jun 25Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Jun 27Signed in the Senate
3. Jul 31Signed by the Governor
4. Aug 15Became chapter 550 of Oregon Laws 2023, in force from July 31, 2023