Sen. Barbara Bailey and Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles both introduced legislation this session to assess and address sexual assault on college campuses in our state.
Governor Inslee signed Sen. Kohl-Welles’ SB 5518 last week, which charges institutions of higher education with developing procedures to address sexual assault.
Sen. Bailey’s SB 5719, which creates a sexual assault task force, will be headed to the Governor’s desk soon.
For more background on this topic, read this Seattle Times story that ran over the weekend.
![SB 518, Relating to campus sexual violence.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2015/04/05085431/5518-2015-750x500.jpg)
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