Senate Bill 11-12-22
| Bill ID: | 11-12-22 |
| Name: | Expansion of Promoting Responsible Action in Medical Emergencies |
| Proposed: | 11/18/2011 |
| Sponsor: | Brandon Levey, Undergraduate Senator |
| Proposal: | In March 2011, the University of Maryland University Senate passed, and President Loh signed, "Promoting Responsible Action in Medical Emergencies," a policy that protects the individual caller and victim from University sanctions in the event of alcohol overdoses (however it does not apply to groups and organizations). This policy does not affect any legal punishments, but rather only University sanctions, such as probation or loss of housing. Furthermore, this does not provide any protection for students that are seeking medical help for overdoses of any drug other than alcohol. Saving lives needs to be the absolute top priority for our University. I would like to see our life-saving policy expanded to include all drugs, legal and illegal, as well as an educational campaign implemented to give students information on the policy. Since illegal drug possession on campus carries harsher punishment than underage alcohol consumption, students are often more hesitant to call for help during a drug overdose than an alcohol overdose. Even if the Office of Student Conduct has discretion in these cases, this fact does little to alleviate the fears of students that might be able to make a call that saves a life. I suggest a policy that is modeled on the alcohol-only Good Samaritan policy passed last year. This would not give immunity for students that are accused of manufacturing or selling drugs, and would only cover students with no prior disciplinary record relating to drugs. Students that do have a record relating to this would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, for this policy to apply, in each situation the student that overdosed on a drug would be required to take a drug-overdose or drug-prevention course, if the Office of Student Conduct deems it necessary. |
| Active? | No |
| Policy: | http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/v100j.html |
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Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 02/20/2013 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2013-02-07 |
| Decision Date: | 2013-02-14 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted in favor of the proposal. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2013-01-25 |
| Decision Date: | 2013-02-01 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the February 14th Senate Agenda. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the SCC's report and recommendations at its meeting on February 1, 2013. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Student Conduct Committee |
| Received: | 2012-03-21 |
| Decision Date: | 2013-01-23 |
| Decision Due By: | 2013-03-22 |
| Decision: | To recommend changes to University policy V-1.00(J) Promoting Responsible Action in Medical Emergencies; to recommend corresponding changes to the Code of Student Conduct. |
| Actions: | The 2011-2012 SCC reviewed the charge at its meeting on March 28, 2012. The 2011-2012 SCC met with the proposer at its meeting on April 26, 2012. The 2012-2013 SCC is currently in the process of discussing the issue and reviewing policies at other institutions. The committee worked on this charge at its September, October, November, and December 2012 meetings. The 2012-2013 SCC completed its work on this charge at its meeting on January 23, 2013, and submitted its report for consideration by the SEC. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-11-22 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-03-16 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Student Conduct Committee (SCC) with reviewing the proposal. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed the proposal at its November 29, 2011 meeting. The SEC agreed that it needed to understand potential legal issues surrounding the proposal before charging a Senate Committee to review it. The SEC agreed to forward the proposal to the President's Legal Office for advice, and voted to postpone further consideration of the proposal pending a response. The SEC heard back from the Legal Office in late February and discussed the response at its March 16, 2012 meeting. The SEC voted to charge the Student Conduct Committee (SCC) with reviewing the proposal. |
| Next Step: | Student Conduct Committee Review |
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