S.F. 3088 Summary

• Requires Minnesota postsecondary institutions to establish affirmative consent standards in sexual assault policies, including that consent must be active, knowing, voluntary, and given through clear words or actions.

• Specifies that silence is not consent, consent to one form of sexual activity does not imply consent to others, consent may be withdrawn at any time, and previous relationships do not imply future consent.

• Establishes a sexual violence prevention grant program administered by the commissioner of higher education with a 10-member advisory council, with maximum grants of $100,000 per institution.

• Requires the commissioner to report annually to legislature beginning February 1, 2018, on grant recipients, amounts distributed, and project descriptions.

• Appropriates unspecified amounts in fiscal year 2017 for a Sexual Violence Center grant to develop age-appropriate affirmative consent curriculum for voluntary use in middle and high schools and for sexual violence prevention grants to postsecondary institutions.