House Bill 240

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General Assembly: 132

Short Title: Require state higher ed to adopt sex offense policies [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To enact sections 5.236 and 3345.43 of the Revised Code to enact the "Respect Your Date Act" to designate the month of April as "Respect Your Date Month" and to require each state institution of higher education to adopt a policy regarding dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and rape on campus and to declare an emergency.

Primary Sponsor: Representative Barnes

Version: As Passed by the House

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Co-Sponsors	Rep. Duffey, Rep. Perales, Rep. Anielski, Rep. Arndt, Rep. Boggs, Rep. Boyd, Rep. Brown, Rep. Celebrezze, Rep. Cera, Rep. Craig, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Galonski, Rep. Gavarone, Rep. Holmes, Rep. Hughes, Rep. Kennedy Kent, Rep. Leland, Rep. Lepore-Hagan, Rep. Manning, Rep. Miller, Rep. O'Brien, Rep. Patterson, Rep. Patton, Rep. Pelanda, Rep. Ramos, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Ryan, Rep. Sheehy, Rep. Sykes, Rep. West, Rep. Smith
Subjects	Education, Education : Higher Education
Committees	House Higher Education and Workforce Development
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