Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act

Summary

Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require schools participating in title IV student assistance programs to include current campus policies regarding immediate emergency response and evacuation procedures in their required annual security reports to current and prospective students and staff. Requires such procedures to include: (1) notifying students and staff within 30 minutes after confirmation that an emergency exists on campus or public property; and (2) testing such procedures annually.

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Timeline

1. 9 April 2008

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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2. 9 April 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 April 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 April 2008 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 April 2008

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 April 2008

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 April 2008

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Sponsors

• Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D · Sponsor
• Ted Poe · R · Sponsor
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