The House Judiciary Committee voted 8-2 for HB254, which outlines the circumstances when a victim’s desire for confidentiality can be overruled, and also mandates that colleges offer amnesty from conduct-code violations for students who are victims of or witnesses to sexual violence.
The measure’s sponsor, Rep. Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan, said it’s wrong that campus employees can be aware of perpetrators — and sometimes serial perpetrators — without that information being shared with the police.
Mandates amnesty for victims and witnesses of campus sexual violence, and permits colleges and universities to supersede a victim's request for confidentiality and report alleged crimes to law enforcement.