SB1610 Summary

• Each higher education institution in Illinois must conduct an annual sexual misconduct climate survey of all students using a standardized base survey provided by the Board of Higher Education every 2 years, with institutions able to add campus-specific trauma-informed questions.

• Survey results must be compiled within 120 days of completion and submitted to the Board of Higher Education and published on each institution's website in an accessible manner, with aggregated data gathered on incident types, locations, reporting patterns, awareness of policies, and demographic information.

• A Task Force on Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate Surveys consisting of legislators, government officials, students, institutional representatives, survivor advocates, and researchers must develop and recommend the base survey by July 31, 2022, and meet again in 2024 and 2026 before dissolving after the 2026 survey.

• Survey responses must remain anonymous with no personally identifying information disclosed publicly, and institutions are prohibited from using survey data to identify students or conduct investigations or disciplinary proceedings.

• The Board of Higher Education must establish a public data repository for all institutional survey summaries and may impose civil penalties up to $50,000 per violation on institutions failing to comply, with penalty funds directed to oversight and victim services organizations.