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This bill requires colleges and universities to track and report more detailed information about hate crimes occurring on their campuses. Currently, schools must disclose campus crime statistics, but this legislation expands those requirements by mandating that hate crimes be categorized by specific types of bias, including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and disability bias, as well as crimes targeting specific ethnic groups. The bill affects all institutions of higher education that receive federal funding and must comply with campus security reporting requirements under the Higher Education Act. By requiring this disaggregated data collection, the legislation aims to give students, families, and the public a clearer picture of hate incidents on campuses and help identify trends. The bill does not specify new funding allocations, but it does authorize the Secretary of Education to determine additional subcategories of bias crimes as appropriate.

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