Campus Life

The Michael Minger Act is a Kentucky State Law that requires public colleges and universities as well as private institutions licensed by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) to report campus crimes to their employees, students, and the public on a timely basis.  This law was championed by Gail Minger, after her son Michael was killed in an arson fire at Murry State University on September 18, 1998. The law took effect July 14, 2000.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act , codified at 20 USC 1092 (f) as a part of the Higher Education Act of 1965, is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to disclose certain timely and annual information about campus crime and security policies. All public and private institutions of postsecondary education participating in federal student aid programs are subject to it. The Clery Act, originally enacted by the Congress and signed into law by President George Bush in 1990 as the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, was championed by Howard & Connie Clery after their daughter Jeanne was murdered at Lehigh University in 1986.