No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Banks, Jim [R-IN]
Introduced
Summary
Would require colleges to publish and accreditors to enforce campus civil disturbance response policies. The bill would make institutions include policies for handling demonstrations, riots, or strikes in their annual campus safety reports and would require accrediting agencies to monitor schools for compliance.
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- Institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs would have to add a clear policy on responding to civil disturbances to their annual security report. This must describe coordination with state, local, and campus law enforcement.
- Students and campus communities would get a public statement on how demonstrations, strikes, or riots are handled and who coordinates responses. That information affects expectations about safety and who may intervene during disruptions.
- Accrediting agencies would need to include monitoring of these disclosure requirements in their oversight procedures. Schools could face accreditation consequences if they do not comply.
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Colleges must disclose protest responses
If enacted, colleges would have to publish how they would respond to campus protests, strikes, or riots. The bill would define these incidents as unrest that disrupts campus life or learning. Colleges would have to say they will coordinate responses with State, local, and campus law enforcement. Accrediting agencies would be required to monitor schools for compliance with this disclosure. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/12/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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