The original instrument was prepared by Carla S. Roberts. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared by Dawn
Romero Watson.
DIGEST
SB 343 Reengrossed 2024 Regular Session Barrow
Present law provides for the "Campus Accountability and Safety Act" that requires each responsible
employee of the public colleges and universities report to the Title IX coordinator, with respect to
power-based violence. The chancellor of each institution is to submit a report to the institution's
management board within 14-days of receiving the report pursuant from the Title IX coordinator.
Requires each criminal justice agency, including college and university campus police departments,
to provide written notification if it does not have any sexually-oriented criminal offenses reported,
any reported sexual assault collection kits in its possession, or any unreported sexual assault
collection kits in its possession. Requires a report as to the number of employees and confidential
advisors for each campus and the number and percentage of those who have completed required
annual training and requires the report of each college or university as well as their management
board and to be posted on both websites. The incidents of power-based violence are to be reported
to each criminal justice agency, including college and university campus police departments, and to
the La. Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice. The incidents
report will contain all of the following:
(1)The number of sexually-oriented criminal offenses reported.
(2)The status of each sexually-oriented criminal offense case reported.
(3)The number of sexual assault collection kits submitted for analysis.
(4)The number of reported sexual assault collection kits requiring analysis.
(5)The number of reported sexual assault collection kits received.
(6)The number of unreported sexual assault collection kits received.
(7)The number of reported sexual assault collection kits that were untested due to judicial or
investigative reasons.
Proposed law retains present law and clarifies that the report containing the incidents that were
actually reported to the college and universities. Deletes the responsibility of posting the number and
percentage of employees and confidential advisors who complete the required annual training from
each college or university solely to the management board of each college or university on the
respective management board's website and requires the report to be submitted by January 30th and
annually thereafter. Present law requires that the Board of Regents, in consultation with the La. Power-Based Violence
Review Panel, to annually submit a report to the governor, the president of the La. Senate, the
speaker of the La. House of Representatives, and the Senate and House Education Committees and
the Senate select committees on women and children by January 15th and the report is to include
system-wide and statewide information. The report is to also include any recommendations for
legislation. The report is to be published on the website of the Board of Regents.
Proposed law retains present law and changes the annual reporting deadline from January 15th to
February 28th.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:3399.13.1 (A), (C), (E), and (F) and adds R.S. 17:3399.13.1(G))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Make technical corrections.