Katrina Chapman is an Associate, and Paul Lannon Jr. and
Miriam McKendall are Partners in Holland &
Knight's
Boston office.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- The U.S. Department of Education
(DOE) published final regulations implementing the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA), including the Campus
Sexual Violence Act (Campus SaVE), on Oct. 20, 2014.
- While the regulations do not take
effect until July 1, 2015, the VAWA statutory provisions already
are in effect, and there are many steps that institutions should
take now to ensure legal compliance.
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) published final
regulations implementing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization
Act of 2013 (VAWA), including the Campus Sexual Violence Act
(Campus SaVE). The regulations were released on Oct. 20, 2014, and
take effect on July 1, 2015, but the VAWA statutory provisions
are in effect now – the DOE expects
institutions to make a good faith effort to comply with the