RelevAnt Rules and Regulations
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Jeanne Clery Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, is the landmark federal law requiring colleges and universities in the United States to disclose crime statistics from on and around their campuses for the last three years, as well as timely notices /safety warnings for crimes that have just occurred that may be a risk to a university community. The act is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education. This act is relevant to the project because it gives access to crime data for each of the universities covered.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act gives people the right to access certain documents and information controlled by the U.S. government. It defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute. This act keeps citizens “in the know” and allows us greater access to gain information for the project.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
This health care law that was signed into law by President Obama is relevant to the project because it affects college students in significant ways. It allows young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance plans until the age of 26. The law expands medical coverage for the more than 1 million students who are enrolled in a student insurance plan offered by their college or university. The law also means additional funding and loan forgiveness options for those students entering health fields.
Higher Education Act of 1965
The Higher Education Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, increased federal money given to universities, created scholarships, gave low-interest loans for students, and established a National Teachers Corps. This relates directly to the project because the group compared the costs of attending the 14 schools in the Southeastern Conference, and this law deals with financial assistance and affordability of attending college.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 stipulates that no qualified person may be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, due to a disability. This statute applies to nearly all public and most private colleges. The project informs the public about the 14 universities in the SEC so that students can make well-informed decisions about where they should attend college, and this act legally protects qualified students with disabilities from unfair discrimination.
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that requires a student’s written consent in order to release information from a student’s educational record. The law requires permission from any student who is at least 18 years old in order to share private educational information with that student’s parents. This law is relevant to the project because it deals with education at institutions of higher learning.
Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law
The name of the “Sunshine” law is indicative of its intent: that is, to keep public records and meetings that may affect the public out in the “sunshine” and out in the open for public consumption. The law, found in Chapter 286 of the Florida statutes, establishes a basic right of access to most meetings of boards, commissions and other governing bodies of state and local governmental agencies or authorities. This law affected the project because it helped uncover information and public records pertinent to the University of Florida.
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides federal protections for the privacy and confidentiality of personal health information. This act prevents journalists and the public from accessing protected health information of individuals. Thus, we could not disclose any personal health information about students at any of the universities we covered in the project.
Immunizations required by the Tennessee Department of Health
The Tennessee Department of Health has new rules for immunization requirements for those who attend child care, pre-school, school and college, which became official on December 9, 2009. The rules require that full-time college students in Tennessee must receive vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); as well as varicella. Apart from the state mandate, certain schools may impose mandatory vaccinations; Vanderbilt University requires the meningococcal vaccine for all students living on campus. These rules are relevant to the project because it’s tailored toward incoming college students.
Guns on campus
Currently, 21 states ban carrying a concealed weapon on a college campus. In 23 states, the decision to ban or allow concealed-carry weapons on campuses is made by each college or university individually. Five states now have provisions allowing the carrying of concealed weapons on public postsecondary campuses (Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin). These laws relate to this website’s topic because one of the focuses of the project is on-campus safety and crime on campus.
Title IX
Title IX is a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972 that prohibits any institution of higher learning that receives federal funds from discriminating against any person on the basis of sex. Title IX has a significant effect on college athletics and on which sports exist as part of a school’s athletic program. Thus, Title IX has an effect on enrollment at colleges and universities and on the statistics the group has found.
ISO 14001 is a standard that helps organizations minimize their environmental impact, comply with applicable laws, regulations and other environmentally oriented requirements. The standard also ensures continuous improvement of the University’s overall environmental program.
In August, 2002, EH&S became certified to the ISO 14001 standard and was the second academic health & safety program in the US to achieve this distinction.
OHSAS 18001 is an occupational health and safety assessment series for health and safety management systems. It is intended to help organizations control occupational health and safety risks and was developed in response to widespread demand for a recognized standard against which to be certified and assessed.
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, is the landmark federal law requiring colleges and universities in the United States to disclose crime statistics from on and around their campuses for the last three years, as well as timely notices /safety warnings for crimes that have just occurred that may be a risk to a university community. The act is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education. This act is relevant to the project because it gives access to crime data for each of the universities covered.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act gives people the right to access certain documents and information controlled by the U.S. government. It defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute. This act keeps citizens “in the know” and allows us greater access to gain information for the project.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
This health care law that was signed into law by President Obama is relevant to the project because it affects college students in significant ways. It allows young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance plans until the age of 26. The law expands medical coverage for the more than 1 million students who are enrolled in a student insurance plan offered by their college or university. The law also means additional funding and loan forgiveness options for those students entering health fields.
Higher Education Act of 1965
The Higher Education Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, increased federal money given to universities, created scholarships, gave low-interest loans for students, and established a National Teachers Corps. This relates directly to the project because the group compared the costs of attending the 14 schools in the Southeastern Conference, and this law deals with financial assistance and affordability of attending college.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 stipulates that no qualified person may be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, due to a disability. This statute applies to nearly all public and most private colleges. The project informs the public about the 14 universities in the SEC so that students can make well-informed decisions about where they should attend college, and this act legally protects qualified students with disabilities from unfair discrimination.
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that requires a student’s written consent in order to release information from a student’s educational record. The law requires permission from any student who is at least 18 years old in order to share private educational information with that student’s parents. This law is relevant to the project because it deals with education at institutions of higher learning.
Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law
The name of the “Sunshine” law is indicative of its intent: that is, to keep public records and meetings that may affect the public out in the “sunshine” and out in the open for public consumption. The law, found in Chapter 286 of the Florida statutes, establishes a basic right of access to most meetings of boards, commissions and other governing bodies of state and local governmental agencies or authorities. This law affected the project because it helped uncover information and public records pertinent to the University of Florida.
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides federal protections for the privacy and confidentiality of personal health information. This act prevents journalists and the public from accessing protected health information of individuals. Thus, we could not disclose any personal health information about students at any of the universities we covered in the project.
Immunizations required by the Tennessee Department of Health
The Tennessee Department of Health has new rules for immunization requirements for those who attend child care, pre-school, school and college, which became official on December 9, 2009. The rules require that full-time college students in Tennessee must receive vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); as well as varicella. Apart from the state mandate, certain schools may impose mandatory vaccinations; Vanderbilt University requires the meningococcal vaccine for all students living on campus. These rules are relevant to the project because it’s tailored toward incoming college students.
Guns on campus
Currently, 21 states ban carrying a concealed weapon on a college campus. In 23 states, the decision to ban or allow concealed-carry weapons on campuses is made by each college or university individually. Five states now have provisions allowing the carrying of concealed weapons on public postsecondary campuses (Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin). These laws relate to this website’s topic because one of the focuses of the project is on-campus safety and crime on campus.
Title IX
Title IX is a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972 that prohibits any institution of higher learning that receives federal funds from discriminating against any person on the basis of sex. Title IX has a significant effect on college athletics and on which sports exist as part of a school’s athletic program. Thus, Title IX has an effect on enrollment at colleges and universities and on the statistics the group has found.
ISO 14001 is a standard that helps organizations minimize their environmental impact, comply with applicable laws, regulations and other environmentally oriented requirements. The standard also ensures continuous improvement of the University’s overall environmental program.
In August, 2002, EH&S became certified to the ISO 14001 standard and was the second academic health & safety program in the US to achieve this distinction.
OHSAS 18001 is an occupational health and safety assessment series for health and safety management systems. It is intended to help organizations control occupational health and safety risks and was developed in response to widespread demand for a recognized standard against which to be certified and assessed.