Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act; establish.
An Act To Establish The "mississippi Safe Dorms Act"; To Declare Legislative Findings Regarding Student Safety At State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prohibit Students Registered Under The Sex Offender Registration Laws From Residing In On-campus Housing; To Prohibit Employees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Entering Into Consensual Relationships With Students Over Whom They Have Authority; To Require State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Provide Single-sex Living Facilities And Require First-year Students To Reside In Such Facilities; To Establish Exceptions For Certain Persons Entering Single-sex Facilities; To Require Institutions To Develop Materials And Procedures To Educate Students And Staff About Policies To Reduce Sexual Assault Risks; To Authorize Students Aggrieved By Violations Of This Act To File Civil Actions For Relief And Damages; To Specify A One-year Limitation Period For Filing Such Suits; To Waive Immunity For State Institutions Of Higher Learning That Violate This Act; To Provide For The Severability Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
2025 Regular Session
State institutions of higher learning shall: (a) Provide every student the choice of residing in a single-sex living facility in which members of the opposite biological sex are not allowed as guests or visitors and are not allowed entry at any time, except in a designated public visiting room in the living facility; and (b) Require all first-year students, who are not married and under the age of twenty-one (21), to reside in a single-sex living facility in which members of the opposite biological sex are not allowed as guests or visitors and are not allowed entry at any time, except in a designated public visiting room in the living facility.
State institutions of higher learning shall develop materials, programs and procedures to ensure that students, administrators, campus police officers, residence life officials, and professors, understand the policies, regulations and duties of state institutions of higher learning regarding the policies set forth herein, including any data that demonstrates a reduced incidence of sexual assault in single-sex living facilities that do not allow guests of the opposite biological sex.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Died In Committee |
| 2025-01-20 | Referred To Universities and Colleges |