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Delegate Kaufman urges schools to publish misconduct policies under HB 495
Summary
A House hearing heard supporters argue House Bill 4 95 would require K–12 schools and universities to make existing sexual-misconduct and anti‑discrimination policies and resources easy to find and proactively distribute them to students, staff and families.
Delegate Erin Kaufman (D–Montgomery County) asked the Ways and Means Committee on behalf of House Bill 4 95 for a favorable report, saying the bill would require K–12 schools and universities to bring existing sexual‑misconduct and related anti‑discrimination policies and resources “forward and proactively communicate them to the school community.”
Kaufman told the committee that survivors frequently cannot find resources when they need them, describing an instance in Montgomery County where a survivor spent “over 25 minutes” trying to locate campus resources. “Students and staff need to know where to go and who to go to ahead of time,” Kaufman said, adding the requirement would not impose new…
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