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9	14		AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES
10	15		DEPARTMENT OF EDUCAT ION'S PROPOSED REGULATIONS
11	16		REGARDING SEXUAL MIS CONDUCT UNDER TITLE IX OF THE
12	17		ELEMENTARY AND SECON DARY EDUCATION ACT O F 1972.
13	18		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	19		Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Upon issuance of the United
17		-	States Department of Education's Final Rule concerning sexual
18		-	misconduct under Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education
19		-	Act of 1972, 20 USC 1681 et seq., as amended from time to time, there
20		-	shall be established a task force to examine the impact of the proposed
21		-	regulations on students and campus safety at institutions of higher
22		-	education in the state.
23		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
24		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives,
25		-	one of whom is a Title IX coordinator at a public institution of higher
26		-	education;
27		-	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one
28		-	of whom represents a community-based sexual assault crisis service
29		-	center; Substitute House Bill No. 6890
	21	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
	22	+	to study the United States Department of Education's proposed 2
	23	+	regulations regarding sexual misconduct under Title IX of the 3
	24	+	Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1972, 20 USC 1681 et seq. 4
	25	+	Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an examination of 5
	26	+	the impact of the proposed regulations on students and campus safety 6
	27	+	at institutions of higher education in the state. 7
	28	+	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 8
	29	+	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 9
	30	+	one of whom is a Title IX coordinator at an independent institution of 10
	31	+	higher education and one of whom is a Title IX coordinator at a public 11
	32	+	institution of higher education; 12
	33	+	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate who 13
	34	+	represent a community-based sexual assault crisis service center or 14
	35	+	community-based domestic violence agency; 15 Substitute Bill No. 6890
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33		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of
34		-	Representatives, who is a Title IX coordinator at an independent
35		-	institution of higher education;
36		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a law
37		-	enforcement officer at an institution of higher education and is
38		-	certified pursuant to section 7-297d of the general statutes;
39		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of
40		-	Representatives, who represents a community -based domestic
41		-	violence agency;
42		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a
43		-	student at an institution of higher education; and
44		-	(7) Two appointed by the Governor.
45		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivisions (1)
46		-	to (6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of
47		-	the General Assembly.
48		-	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than
49		-	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be
50		-	filled by the appointing authority.
51		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president
52		-	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force
53		-	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall
54		-	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not
55		-	later than forty-five days after the publication in the Federal Register of
56		-	the United States Department of Education's Final Rule concerning
57		-	sexual misconduct under Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary
58		-	Education Act of 1972, 20 USC 1681 et seq, as amended from time to
59		-	time. Substitute House Bill No. 6890
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	42	+	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 16
	43	+	Representatives; 17
	44	+	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 18
	45	+	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 19
	46	+	Representatives; 20
	47	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and 21
	48	+	(7) Two appointed by the Governor. 22
	49	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivisions (1) 23
	50	+	to (6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of 24
	51	+	the General Assembly. 25
	52	+	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 26
	53	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 27
	54	+	filled by the appointing authority. 28
	55	+	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 29
	56	+	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 30
	57	+	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 31
	58	+	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 32
	59	+	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 33
	60	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 34
	61	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 35
	62	+	education and employment advancement shall serve as administrative 36
	63	+	staff of the task force. 37
	64	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 38
	65	+	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 39
	66	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 40
	67	+	relating to higher education and employment advancement, in 41
	68	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 42
	69	+	The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 43 Substitute Bill No. 6890
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63		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
64		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher
65		-	education and employment advancement shall serve as administrative
66		-	staff of the task force.
67		-	(g) Not later than one hundred twenty days after the first meeting,
68		-	the task force shall submit a report on its findings and
69		-	recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General
70		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education
71		-	and employment advancement, in accordance with the provisions of
72		-	section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on
73		-	the date that it submits such report.
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	77	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	78	+	sections:
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