MI SR0034

College-age women are four times more likely to experience sexual assault compared to other age groups, with an estimated 1 in 5 women targeted during their college careers.

Fewer than 5 percent of actual or attempted sexual assaults are reported to campus authorities or law enforcement due to inadequate university policies and reporting barriers.

Urges Michigan higher education institutions to update sexual assault and stalking policies, mandate reporting requirements, and establish training for Title IX coordinators and campus police personnel.

Directs institutions to provide sexual assault and stalking victims with written information about their rights and options, plus access to free and confidential counseling and advocacy services.

Calls for the establishment of campus resource teams to review sexual assault policies and recommend improvements to comply with Title IX and the Violence Against Women Act requirements.