Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2025”.
No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose campus policies relating to responding to certain incidents of civil disturbance, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 HEA Amendments
Disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime statistics— Section 485(f)(1)(J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(J)) is amended—
in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “A statement” and inserting “(i) A statement”;
by redesignating clause (i) as subclause (I);
by inserting after subclause (I), as so redesignated, the following:
“(II) respond to incidents of civil disturbance occurring on the campus, including with respect to coordination of such response with State, local, and campus law enforcement;”
by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term incident of civil disturbance means a civil unrest activity (including a demonstration, riot, or strike) that disrupts the community in which it is taking place and requires intervention to—
“(I) maintain public safety; and
“(II) prevent the disruption of learning, as applicable.”
Accrediting agency or association operating procedures— Section 496(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (8), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(10) monitors an institution’s compliance with section 485(f)(1)(J).”