(July 2014) Assemblyman Bill Magee (D-Nelson) is urging the governor to sign legislation that would require colleges and universities to report violent felonies and missing students to law enforcement within 24 hours of an incident (A.2089-B).
“For too long, sexual assault on college campuses has been an unreported crime, where victims have been unable to seek justice,” said Assemblyman Magee. “This legislation, when signed into law, will ensure that colleges report violent crimes that occur on their campuses promptly to appropriate law enforcement officials.”
Sexual assault on campus is an under-reported crime on campus. Studies show that one in five women are sexually assaulted while they are in college, however, just 12 percent of such attacks are reported.[1] This law would encourage the reporting of such offenses.