New Law Requires Colleges Take Steps to Address Sex Assault

A new state law will require Illinois colleges to take steps to prevent and respond to sexual assault.

CHICAGO (AP)- The law requires colleges to provide a confidential advisor to sex assault victims. They also must notify victims of options available to insure their safety, such as orders of protection or changing class schedules or campus housing.

Colleges also must adopt a fair process for adjudicating allegations of assault and train students and employees on preventing violence.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan pushed for the law, which Governor Bruce Rauner signed on Friday. It takes effect in August 2016