Katie Meyer’s Law
Sponsored By: Representative Brownley
Introduced
Summary
This bill would guarantee student access to trained advisers in campus adjudications. It would also require schools to add reported suicide incidents to campus crime disclosures.
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- Students: Students could choose an outside adviser or request an independent adviser provided by the school. Advisers must be trained on the institution's adjudication procedures, may receive bi-weekly updates with the student's written permission, and can participate as advocates as allowed by state law and Title IX.
- Institutions: To qualify for certain federal program funds, schools would need to adopt an adviser policy that meets the bill's requirements. Schools would also be required to include incidents of suicide reported to campus security authorities or local police in campus security policies and crime statistics.
- Families and campus communities: Families would see more transparent campus safety reporting because suicide-related incidents would be added to campus crime statistics.
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2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Schools must report campus suicides
If enacted, colleges would have to include incidents of suicide reported to campus security or local police in their annual campus crime reports and security policies. This would add suicide incidents to the list of required disclosures. Students and families would have clearer safety information when reviewing a school. Effective upon enactment.
Advisers for students in campus hearings
If enacted, colleges that want certain federal education funds would need a policy letting a student choose an adviser after a conduct charge. The notice to the student would have to explain they can pick an outside adviser or ask the school for an independent adviser. The school could provide one through a confidential coordinator, a peer student program, or an alumni support program. Any adviser would be trained on school procedures, could get biweekly updates with the student’s written OK, and could take part in the process as the student’s advocate, as allowed by state law and Title IX. Effective upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Brownley
CA • D
Cosponsors
Thanedar
MI • D
Sponsored 9/23/2025
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Takano
CA • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Scanlon
PA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Whitesides
CA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
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