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Massachusetts
Sexual misconduct climate survey: anonymous responses and no disclosure of identifying information
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 168D(f)
In force.
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Prohibition, Governance
What it requires
- If you are a public or independent institution of higher education in Massachusetts authorized to grant degrees, survey all of your students about sexual misconduct at least once every 4 years (chapter 6, section 168D(b)(1)).
- Collect anonymous responses in the survey, including a campus-specific survey you develop yourself, and prohibit the disclosure of identifying information (chapter 6, section 168D(f)).
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What this law does
Section 168D of chapter 6 of the General Laws applies to each public or independent institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth and authorized to grant degrees. Each such institution must survey all of its students about sexual misconduct at least once every 4 years. A climate survey, including a campus-specific survey, must collect anonymous responses and prohibit the disclosure of identifying information.
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