1B.3.3 Addendum Uniform Amnesty, Student Conduct, Drugs, Alcohol and Sexual Violence Policy

1B.3.3 Addendum Uniform Amnesty, Student Conduct, Drugs, Alcohol and Sexual Violence Policy

Part 1. Purpose of Uniform Amnesty

As part of the recent Higher Education Bill, the Minnesota Legislature made substantial revisions to Minnesota Statute 135A.15 Sexual Harassment and Violence Policy. 2015 Minn. Laws, Ch. 69, Art. 4, Sec. 2.

The Sexual harassment and violence policy must include a provision that a witness or victim of an incident of sexual assault who reports the incident in good faith shall not be sanctioned by the institution for admitting in the report to a violation of the institutions student conduct policy on the personal use of drugs or alcohol.

Date of implementation/Presidential Approval: August 01, 2016

Date of last review: 10/7/2020