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Student Safety: New Incident Reporting Rules for Colleges

This new law requires higher education institutions to report serious injuries and deaths involving students, including those related to transportation, falls, overdoses, or drowning. This aims to increase transparency and safety on campuses, providing students and their families with better access to information about potential risks. Colleges will also need to disclose the nearest trauma center.
Key points
Colleges must report serious student injuries and deaths, increasing awareness of campus dangers.
Campus safety reports will include more details, covering transport incidents, falls, overdoses, and drownings.
Institutions will be required to provide the name and distance of the closest trauma center, potentially speeding up emergency response.
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Print number: 117_HR_8406
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Process start date: 2022-07-18