Maine § 20-A §12984 Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §12984 — Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission

Maine § 20-A §12984

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 5POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Ch. 445SEXUAL VIOLENCE, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND STALKING AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §12984 (2026).

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1.Establishment. The Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission, established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 12‑C and referred to in this chapter as "the commission," is created for the purpose of developing a base interpersonal violence climate survey for dissemination to institutions of higher education and providing recommendations on the content, timing and application of the survey and reporting on the survey to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over higher education matters.

2.Membership. The commission consists of the following 22 members:

3.Staffing. The department shall provide appropriate staffing assistance to the commission.

4.Terms; vacancies; compensation. Each appointed member serves a 2-year term except that, of

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1.
Establishment.
The Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission, established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 12‑C and referred to in this chapter as "the commission," is created for the purpose of developing a base interpersonal violence climate survey for dissemination to institutions of higher education and providing recommendations on the content, timing and application of the survey and reporting on the survey to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over higher education matters.
2.
Membership.
The commission consists of the following 22 members:
3.
Staffing.
The department shall provide appropriate staffing assistance to the commission.
4.
Terms; vacancies; compensation.
Each appointed member serves a 2-year term except that, of those members first appointed, 5 appointed by the Governor and 5 appointed by the commissioner must be appointed for a one-year term. The term of office of each member must be designated at the time of appointment. A member of the commission may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has been appointed. Members are compensated in accordance with Title 5, chapter 379.
5.
Quorum.
A quorum of the commission consists of 2/3 of appointed members.
6.
Powers and duties.
Beginning July 1, 2023 and biennially thereafter, the commission shall provide to the commissioner the interpersonal violence climate survey developed in accordance with subsections 8 and 9 and any related recommendations, including but not limited to recommendations on achieving statistically valid response rates. The commission may make recommendations on legislative and policy actions or on enforcing and carrying out the provisions of this chapter and may undertake research development and program initiatives consistent with this section. The commission shall meet at least 4 times a year. Subcommittees of the commission may meet as necessary. The commission may accept funds from the Federal Government, from a political subdivision of the State or from an individual, foundation or corporation and may expend these funds for purposes that are consistent with this subsection. The commission may develop bylaws to fulfill this section.
7.
Fund established.
The Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission Fund is established as a nonlapsing fund for the purpose of receiving funds accepted by the commission under subsection 6.
8.
Development of interpersonal violence climate survey.
The commission shall develop the interpersonal violence climate survey by:
9.
Information to be gathered.
The interpersonal violence climate survey must collect anonymous responses and may not require the disclosure of personally identifiable information. The survey must include the survey requirements of the federal Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, Public Law 117-103 and the survey must be designed, without being duplicative of the federal requirements, to gather the following information: