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| To enact section 3345.43 of the Revised Code to enact | 1 |
| the "Respect Your Date Act" to require each state | 2 |
| institution of higher education to adopt a policy | 3 |
| regarding dating violence and rape on campus. | 4 |
| Section 1. That section 3345.43 of the Revised Code be | 5 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 3345.43. (A) Each state institution of higher | 7 |
| education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, | 8 |
| shall adopt a policy regarding incidents of dating violence and | 9 |
| rape on campus. The policy shall include the procedure for | 10 |
| reporting such incidents and the institutional plan for | 11 |
| investigating and responding to such incidents. The policy also | 12 |
| shall describe the consequences for committing an incident of | 13 |
| dating violence or rape on campus, including the institutional | 14 |
| disciplinary proceedings, the referral of the case for | 15 |
| prosecution, and the possible penalties that may be imposed. | 16 |
| (B) Each state institution of higher education annually shall | 17 |
| provide a copy of the policy adopted pursuant to division (A) of | 18 |
| this section to each student enrolled in that institution. Upon | 19 |
| receipt, each student shall sign an acknowledgement of receipt of | 20 |
| a copy of the policy. | 21 |
| Section 2. This act shall be known as the "Respect Your Date | 22 |
| Act." | 23 |