Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 706
116th Congress(2019-2020)
REACH Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 7, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 7, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 7, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
706
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
Alabama
Republican
Louisiana
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act

This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) to (1) provide a comprehensive program to prevent hazing, and (2) report hazing incidents. Hazing means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another student (regardless of that student's willingness to participate), that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization that is affiliated with the IHE (e.g., athletic teams); and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation.

An IHE must disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus officials in its annual security report.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
03/07/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/07/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:17:23 PM