Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention, and Compliance Task Force
Mission of the Task Force
We are committed to preventing sexual violence through educational interventions and effective processes. We seek to support the campus community holistically by creating an environment of enlightened dialogue and providing opportunities to share in best practices and resources, as well as current legislation and legal decisions.
Awareness and Prevention Vision Statement
To serve as a community based educational convener that is dedicated to creating opportunities and resources that will engage the WNY Consortium of Higher Education and the larger Western New York community in an ongoing dialogue about sexual assault violence awareness and prevention.
Compliance Vision Statement
Through the sharing of pertinent resources, documents, and appropriate government and legal guidance, the Compliance committee will ensure that administrators have the proper information and tools to modify policies and procedures. We envision being able to share professional staff, documents, processes, and other best practices so as to protect campuses and students alike.
Documents
- Task Force Meeting, June 9, 2017, Agenda
- 2017 Task Force Meeting Schedule
- Article: Complying with Education Law Article 129-B
- Best Practices Priorities Report 2017 Summary
- Best Practices Priorities Full Report 2017
- Letter from Compliance Chairs: Legislative Update
- Sexual Assault Essentials Presentation on February 19, 2015
- SAAPCTC Compliance Meeting Notes, February 12, 2015
- Task Force Minutes: January 15, 2015
- Building Partnerships & Expertise in Sexual Violence Prevention (SUNY Personal Safety Committee Conference, June 3, 2015)
- Developing targeted outreach to subpopulations within the context of a comprehensive sexual violence prevention plan (June 3, 2015)
- Student Centered & Sustainability Methods for Education on Sexual Assault
Legislation
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual violence, and for other purposes.
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Final Regulations
- Dear Colleague Letter: April 4, 2011
- US Department of Education: Office for Civil Rights
- SUNY Violence Against Women Act Guidance 2014
- Analysis of 2014 Campus Accountability and Safety Act
- A President's Guide to the Clery Act
- Center for Clery Compliance
- Understanding the Campus Save Act
- Legislation: Relates to the implementation by colleges and universities of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking prevention and response policies and procedures; relates to privacy of name in certain legal challenges to college/university disciplinary findings; appropriates money therefor
Additional Resources
- NYS Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA)
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center
- Confronting Campus Sexual Assault: An Examination of Higher Education Claims
- Not Alone: Together Against Sexual Assault
- Families Advocating for Campus Equality
- Drawing the Line on Sexual Harassment on Campus: AAUW Education Foundation
- Briefing for Senate and House Staff
- Advocacy Center For Survivors
- American Association for University Women
In The News
- Changes in the Sexual Assault Bill
- Colleges Investigate Most Sexual Assault Cases, Study Says
- Tougher NY college campus sexual assault legislation passed
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