California governor vetoes bill mandating campus sexual assault sanctions

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

US | Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:18am EDT

California governor vetoes bill mandating campus sexual assault sanctions

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | BY SHARON BERNSTEIN

California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have required most public and private colleges in the state to expel or suspend for a minimum of two years students found to have violated certain campus sexual assault policies.

The bill, which would have required colleges and universities that receive funds from the state to develop detailed sexual assault policies and report on the results, was submitted amid rising concern about sexual assaults on U.S. campuses.

It also mandated punishment for students found to have committed "egregious" violations of the policies, including expulsion, a two-year suspension, and the loss of financial aid and scholarships.

Brown said in his veto message that the measure would not allow professionals on campus to use discretion when investigating allegations of sexual assault or disciplining students for their actions.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/12/us-usa-california-sexcrimes-idUSKCN0S60YZ20151012

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Brown continues to be a mixed bag,

doing something progressive one day, then turning around and doing something troubling the next.

[niyad]

2. what in the HELL are you thinking, jerry?????