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District of Columbia Code Division VI. Education, Libraries, and Public Institutions. § 38-3506. Training for individuals involved in sexual misconduct response processes.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section applicable June 30, 2026, except as provided in § 12(b) of D.C. Law 26-101.>

(a) An individual who participates in the implementation of an institution's sexual misconduct investigative and disciplinary processes shall receive annual training in handling sexual misconduct complaints and in the operations of the institution's disciplinary process, which shall include:

(1) Information about working with and interviewing individuals involved in an allegation of sexual misconduct;

(2) Information about types of conduct that constitute sexual misconduct;

(3) Information about consent and the role drugs and alcohol may play in an individual's ability to consent;

(4) The effects of trauma, including neurobiological and physical manifestations of trauma in an individual;

(5) How to avoid making assumptions about culpability based on protected categories and social identities;  and

(6) Techniques to communicate sensitively and compassionately with individuals involved in an allegation of sexual misconduct.

(b) An institution shall ensure that its confidential resource advisor, Title IX office personnel, and public safety personnel employed or contracted by the institution are educated in trauma-informed responses.

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