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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED–2023–OPE–0207]
Request for Information on Sexual
Violence at Educational Institutions
Office of Postsecondary
Education and Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department
of Education.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
This notice is a request for
information in the form of written
comments that include information,
research, and suggestions regarding the
prevention and response to sexual
violence on campuses of educational
institutions.
SUMMARY:
We must receive your comments
by March 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at regulations.gov. However, if
you require an accommodation or
cannot otherwise submit your
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Section 1314 of the
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Reauthorization Act of 2022, Public Law
117–103, div. W, 136 Stat. 840, 936–38
(2022), requires the Secretary of
Education, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, and the Attorney
General to establish a joint interagency
task force to be known as the ‘‘Task
Force on Sexual Violence in Education’’
(hereinafter the Task Force) to provide
information and recommendations,
solicit information from relevant
stakeholders, and create a plan to
address sexual violence in education.
The Biden-Harris Administration
remains committed to preventing and
responding to gender-based violence,
including sexual violence in education,
wherever it occurs and in all of its
forms.
Specifically, the Task Force is to
provide recommendations to
educational institutions on: establishing
prevention and response teams;
providing survivor resources, including
health care, sexual assault kits, sexual
assault nurse examiners, culturally
responsive and inclusive standards of
care, trauma-informed services, and
access to confidential advocacy and
support services; best practices on
responses to and prevention of sexual
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violence and dating violence; sex
education, as appropriate, training for
school staff and various equitable
discipline models; and culturally
responsive and inclusive approaches to
supporting survivors. The law defines
‘‘educational institution’’ as ‘‘an
institution of higher education, an
elementary school, or a secondary
school.’’
The VAWA Reauthorization Act also
directs the Task Force to solicit periodic
input from a diverse group of survivors,
trauma specialists, advocates from
national, State, and local anti-sexual
violence advocacy organizations,
institutions of higher education, and
other public stakeholders. The goal of
this request for information is to ensure
the Task Force is receiving feedback and
input from a diverse group of
stakeholders.
Solicitation of Comments: When
responding to this RFI, please address
one or more of the following questions.
Please note if your responses refer to
elementary, secondary, or
postsecondary educational settings, or
more than one.
(1) What factors and best practices
should educational institutions consider
when establishing sexual assault
prevention and response teams,
including for online threats, harassment
and intimidation, and other forms of
technological abuse?
(2) How can educational institutions
best provide survivor resources,
including health care, sexual assault
kits, sexual assault nurse examiners,
culturally responsive and linguistically
inclusive standards of care, traumainformed services, academic supports,
and access to confidential advocacy and
support services?
(3) What best practices should
educational institutions consider for
responding to and preventing sexual
violence and dating violence on their
campuses, including the online
environment, and which may take into
consideration an institution’s
educational level, size, and resources?
(4) What factors should be considered
as educational institutions develop or
implement sex education programs, as
appropriate, for students, training
initiatives for school staff in sexual
violence prevention, and equitably
designed and applied discipline
models?
(5) What are culturally responsive and
linguistically inclusive approaches to
supporting survivors, which include
consideration of race; ethnicity; national
origin; limited English proficiency;
religion; immigration status; lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender; queer or
intersex (LGBTQI+) status; ability;
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disability; socio-economic status;
exposure to trauma, and other
compounding factors?
(6) What are promising practices for
engaging student groups, community
organizations or families of students in
efforts to prevent and address sexual
violence and dating violence?
(7) In what ways can the Federal
Government support educational
institutions in improving the prevention
of, and response to, sexual violence and
dating violence, including online
threats, harassment and intimidation,
and other forms of technological abuse?
If you are aware of any supportive
research (qualitative or quantitative) or
promising practices, please include
citations, websites, or other information
that will enable the Task Force to learn
more.
This is a request for information only.
This RFI is not a request for proposals
(RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP or
a notice inviting applications. This RFI
does not commit the Department to
contract for any supply or service
whatsoever. Further, we are not seeking
proposals and will not accept
unsolicited proposals. The Department
will not pay for any information or
administrative costs that you may incur
in responding to this RFI. The
documents and information submitted
in response to this RFI become the
property of the U.S. Government and
will not be returned.
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Nasser Paydar,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary
Education.
Adam Schott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Programs, Delegated the Authority to Perform
the Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0207]
Request for Information on Sexual Violence at Educational
Institutions
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education and Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: This notice is a request for information in the form of
written comments that include information, research, and suggestions
regarding the prevention and response to sexual violence on campuses of
educational institutions.
DATES: We must receive your comments by March 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at regulations.gov. However, if you require an accommodation or
cannot otherwise submit your comments via regulations.gov, please
contact the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. The Department will not accept comments by email or by fax. To
ensure that the Department does not receive duplicate copies, please
submit your comments only once. Additionally, please include the Docket
ID at the top of your comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit
your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under the
``FAQ'' tab.
Privacy Note: The Department's policy for comments received from
members of the public is to make these submissions available for
public viewing in their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to
include in their comments only information that they wish to make
publicly available. We encourage, but do not require, that each
respondent include their name, title, institution or affiliation,
and the name, title, mailing and email addresses, and telephone
number of a contact person for the institution or affiliation, if
any.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Miller. Telephone: (202) 453-
6914. You may also email your questions to [email protected], but as
described above, comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at regulations.gov.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Section 1314 of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Reauthorization Act of 2022, Public Law 117-103, div. W, 136 Stat. 840,
936-38 (2022), requires the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General to establish a
joint interagency task force to be known as the ``Task Force on Sexual
Violence in Education'' (hereinafter the Task Force) to provide
information and recommendations, solicit information from relevant
stakeholders, and create a plan to address sexual violence in
education. The Biden-Harris Administration remains committed to
preventing and responding to gender-based violence, including sexual
violence in education, wherever it occurs and in all of its forms.
Specifically, the Task Force is to provide recommendations to
educational institutions on: establishing prevention and response
teams; providing survivor resources, including health care, sexual
assault kits, sexual assault nurse examiners, culturally responsive and
inclusive standards of care, trauma-informed services, and access to
confidential advocacy and support services; best practices on responses
to and prevention of sexual violence and dating violence; sex
education, as appropriate, training for school staff and various
equitable discipline models; and culturally responsive and inclusive
approaches to supporting survivors. The law defines ``educational
institution'' as ``an institution of higher education, an elementary
school, or a secondary school.''
The VAWA Reauthorization Act also directs the Task Force to solicit
periodic input from a diverse group of survivors, trauma specialists,
advocates from national, State, and local anti-sexual violence advocacy
organizations, institutions of higher education, and other public
stakeholders. The goal of this request for information is to ensure the
Task Force is receiving feedback and input from a diverse group of
stakeholders.
Solicitation of Comments: When responding to this RFI, please
address one or more of the following questions. Please note if your
responses refer to elementary, secondary, or postsecondary educational
settings, or more than one.
(1) What factors and best practices should educational institutions
consider when establishing sexual assault prevention and response
teams, including for online threats, harassment and intimidation, and
other forms of technological abuse?
(2) How can educational institutions best provide survivor
resources, including health care, sexual assault kits, sexual assault
nurse examiners, culturally responsive and linguistically inclusive
standards of care, trauma-informed services, academic supports, and
access to confidential advocacy and support services?
(3) What best practices should educational institutions consider
for responding to and preventing sexual violence and dating violence on
their campuses, including the online environment, and which may take
into consideration an institution's educational level, size, and
resources?
(4) What factors should be considered as educational institutions
develop or implement sex education programs, as appropriate, for
students, training initiatives for school staff in sexual violence
prevention, and equitably designed and applied discipline models?
(5) What are culturally responsive and linguistically inclusive
approaches to supporting survivors, which include consideration of
race; ethnicity; national origin; limited English proficiency;
religion; immigration status; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender;
queer or intersex (LGBTQI+) status; ability;
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disability; socio-economic status; exposure to trauma, and other
compounding factors?
(6) What are promising practices for engaging student groups,
community organizations or families of students in efforts to prevent
and address sexual violence and dating violence?
(7) In what ways can the Federal Government support educational
institutions in improving the prevention of, and response to, sexual
violence and dating violence, including online threats, harassment and
intimidation, and other forms of technological abuse?
If you are aware of any supportive research (qualitative or
quantitative) or promising practices, please include citations,
websites, or other information that will enable the Task Force to learn
more.
This is a request for information only. This RFI is not a request
for proposals (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP or a notice inviting
applications. This RFI does not commit the Department to contract for
any supply or service whatsoever. Further, we are not seeking proposals
and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Department will not pay
for any information or administrative costs that you may incur in
responding to this RFI. The documents and information submitted in
response to this RFI become the property of the U.S. Government and
will not be returned.
Accessible Format: By request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will
provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich
Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file,
braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible
format.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published
in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Nasser Paydar,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
Adam Schott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs, Delegated the
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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