Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to certify annually with the Department of Education that they have reviewed reports of misconduct by their employees involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the IHE's president and board members involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions.
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsDomestic violence and child abuseEducation programs fundingHigher educationSchool administrationSex offensesStudent aid and college costsViolent crime
ALERT Act
USA117th CongressHR-2947| House
| Updated: 4/30/2021
Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to certify annually with the Department of Education that they have reviewed reports of misconduct by their employees involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the IHE's president and board members involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions.
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsDomestic violence and child abuseEducation programs fundingHigher educationSchool administrationSex offensesStudent aid and college costsViolent crime