Legislative History of the Clery Act

On November 8, 1990, the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 [Title II of Public Law 101-542] was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush.  The Act is now known as the "Clery Act" in memory of Jeanne Clery, who was assaulted and murdered in 1986 in her residence hall room , while enrolled as a student at a university in Pennsylvania.  Modeled on Pennsylvania law, the act amended Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, adding campus security and crime statistics reporting for postsecondary institutions which participate in Title IV student aid programs.