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11 Admin. L. Rev. Accord 1 (2026)

handle is hein.journals/alrcod11 and id is 1 raw text is: MODERNIZING CAMPUS ACCOUNTABILITY: HOW ILLINOIS STATE POLICY CAN INFORM AN UPDATE TO THE CLERY ACT'S FEDERAL SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTING FRAMEWORK SOPHIE L. PUTRIM* IN TR O D U CTIO N ...................................................................................... .1 I. B A C K G R O U N D .......................................................................................6 A. Federal Sexual Assault Reporting Requirements ................................ 7 B. State Sexual Assault Reporting Requirements .................................. 13 II. PROCEDURAL AUTHORITY ........................................................... 16 A. The Department of Education's Negotiated Rulemaking................... 18 B. Congressional A ction ............................................................... . 21 III. RECOM M ENDATIONS...................................................................... 23 A. Recommendationsfor Negotiated Rulemaking................................. 25 B. Recommendationsfor Congressional Amendment............................. 32 C. Limitations and Further Research ............................................... 34 C O N CLU SIO N ......................................................................................... 34 INTRODUCTION Since its inception, the Department of Education (the Department or ED) has strived to uphold the value that the American public places on education and provide federal-level civil rights protections for students.' In * J.D. Candidate, American University Washington College of Law (2027); B.A. Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2022). I am deeply grateful to those without whom this piece would not exist: Tracy Siska and the ChicagoJustice Project for initiating my sexual assault policy research; Christina Zuba for her expertise on Illinois policy; Professor Jamie Abrams for her supervision and encouragement; Lainie Hoffer and Matt Petrillo for gracefully shepherding this piece through the publication process; the ALR staff for their careful and tireless edits; and Dr. Leah Bricker-my aunt and academic inspiration for her unwavering support. 1. ANDREA BAIRD, ET AL., The Evolution of the Federal Role in Education: From Policy to the 1