Campus SaVE Act

The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (SaVE Act) was once a stand alone bill whose components were instead applied to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) amendments to the Clery Act. The Campus SaVE Act updated the Clery Act, expanding the scope of this legislation in terms of reporting, response, and prevention education requirements around rape, acquaintance rape, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. (Source: Campus SaVE Act)

Transparency:

SaVE requires that incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking be disclosed in annual campus crime statistic reports. Additionally, students or employees reporting victimization will be provided with their written rights to:

• Be assisted by campus authorities if reporting a crime to law enforcement
• Change academic, living, transportation, or working situations to avoid a hostile environment
• Obtain or enforce a no contact directive or restraining order
• Have a clear description of their institution’s disciplinary process and know the range of possible sanctions
• Receive contact information about existing counseling, health, mental health, victim advocacy, legal assistance, and other services available both on-campus and in the community

Accountability:

SaVE clarifies minimum standards for institutional disciplinary procedures covering domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking to ensure that:

• Proceedings shall provide a prompt, fair, and impartial investigation and resolution and are conducted by officials receiving annual training on domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking
• Both parties may have others present during an institutional disciplinary proceeding and any related meeting, including an advisor of their choice
• Both parties will receive written outcomes of all disciplinary proceedings at the same time

Education:

SaVE instructs colleges and universities to provide programming for students and employees addressing the issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Education programs shall include:

• Primary prevention and awareness programs for all incoming students and new employees
• Safe and positive options for bystander intervention
• Information on risk reduction to recognize warning signs of abusive behavior
• Ongoing prevention and awareness programs for students and faculty

Information Provided By The Clery Center For Security On Campus