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Campus Sex Crime Prevention Act Notice
Effective Monday October 28, 2002, a new Campus Sex Crimes Prevention
Act is in effect. This is in conjunction with the federal law enacted
on October 28, 2000 that provides for the tracking of convicted
sex offenders enrolled at or employed by institutions of higher
education.
The ACT amends the JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN and
SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT to require sex offenders
already required to register in a State to provide notice, as required
under State law, of each institution of higher education in that
State at which the persons employed, carries on a vocation, or is
a student.
This Act also amends the JEANNE CLEARY DISCLOSURE of CAMPUS SECURITY
POLICY and CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS ACT to require institutions of
higher education to issue a statement, in addition to other disclosures
required under that Act, advising the campus community where law
enforcement agency information provided by a State concerning registered
sex offenders may be obtained.
The Illinois State Police provides an outline listing of sex offenders
required to register in the State of Illinois. The database is
updated
daily and can be found at the following website: http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/
Lastly, the Act amends the FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS and PRIVACY
ACT of 1974 to clarify that nothing in that Act may be construed
to prohibit an educational institution from disclosing information
provided to the institution concerning registered sex offenders;
and requires the Secretary of Education to take appropriate steps
to notify educational institutions that disclosure of this information
is permitted.
This information can also be found in the Rockford College Student
Handbook. Hard copies of this information are available in the Office
of Admissions as well as the Office of Registration. For more information,
contact the Director of Public Safety at (815) 226-4060 or (815)
226-4107.
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