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To require the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide for antisemitism monitors at institutions of higher education.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program appointing independent, third-party antisemitism monitors at institutions of higher education that have a high incidence of antisemitic activity and receive federal funding. The Secretary must develop an agreement between the monitor and institution that outlines the monitorship terms and requires the institution to pay for the monitor's reasonable expenses. Monitors must provide quarterly reports to be made publicly available on the institution's and Department of Education websites, and annual reports to Congress, the Secretary, and state and local governments that evaluate progress in combating antisemitism and provide recommendations for actions and policies.
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- Feb 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Feb 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Torres of New York (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide for antisemitism monitors at institutions of higher education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability Act of 2025” or the “COLUMBIA Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ANTISEMITISM MONITORS.
(a) Authority.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall establish a program to appoint independent, third-party, antisemitism monitors to monitor institutions of higher education that the Secretary has determined, based on data received from the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, have a high incidence of antisemitic activity and that receive funds under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). The Secretary shall develop an antisemitism monitorship agreement, to be entered into by an antisemitism monitor and an institution of higher education, that designates the terms and conditions of the monitorship and that requires the institution of higher education to provide for the reasonable expenses of the antisemitism monitor.
(b) Duties of Antisemitism Monitor.—An antisemitism monitor appointed to an institution of higher education by the Secretary of Education shall—
(1) operate under the antisemitism monitorship agreement developed by the Secretary and entered into with the institution of higher education;
(2) provide quarterly reports, which shall be made publicly available and posted on the website of the institution of higher education and the Department of Education, evaluating the progress that the institution has made toward combating antisemitism on campus; and
(3) provide an annual report to Congress, the Secretary of Education, State and local governments, as needed, and the institution of higher education, that includes recommendations of actions, policies, and sanctions, as appropriate, to prevent and reduce antisemitism at the institution.
(c) Definition of Institution of Higher Education.—In this section, the term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). <all>
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