Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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HB 51 amends Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the OCGA.
HB 51 requires postsecondary institutions to report crimes to the campus law
enforcement or other appropriate law enforcement. If the alleged crime is
sexual assault, no information can be provided without the consent of the
victim. The law enforcement agency will then determine to investigate the
alleged crime, but the postsecondary institution cannot investigate the crime
itself. The postsecondary can still pursue disciplinary actions for students,
but they cannot if the student is under way for an ongoing criminal
investigation.
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