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Witnesses urge new intercollegiate violence‑prevention council and revive hazing/harassment/bullying advisory body; no new state appropriation proposed

Senate Education Committee · April 24, 2026
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Summary

Witnesses proposed language to establish an intercollegiate violence-prevention council open to all colleges and universities, recommended including forensic nursing (SANE) and public-safety representation, and said the group could operate without a new state appropriation by sharing costs among institutions after prior funding was rescinded.

Witnesses told the Senate Education Committee the miscellaneous education bill (H.931) is an appropriate vehicle to add language creating an intercollegiate violence-prevention council and to revive and revise the state’s Hazing, Harassment and Bullying (HHB) advisory council.

A presenter described draft language to allow every college and university to participate on a council that would share best practices…

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