House advances campus‑safety bill requiring reporting and student orientation
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House Bill 5205, a committee bill to tighten safety reporting and require student safety orientation within 30 days on public college campuses, received unanimous second reading. Sponsors said it balances transparency with institutional reporting needs.
Representative Erickson, speaking for the House Education Committee, described House Bill 5205 as a unanimous committee effort to improve safety at public college campuses by requiring annual plans, clearer reporting on whether crimes are campus‑affiliated or caused by outside actors, and mandatory student safety orientation within the first 30 days of enrollment.
Erickson said the bill was the committee's "first step" on campus safety and emphasized collaborative drafting with broad stakeholder input. The floor recorded the second reading by roll call, 105–0.
The bill will proceed along the House calendar for further action or final passage as determined by leadership.