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Proposing an amendment to the City's Ordinances to regulate University Accountability.
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ORDINANCE REGULATING UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTABILITY
Section I Definitions.
Unless specifically indicated otherwise, these definitions shall apply and control in CBC 10-10.
a. City means the City of Somerville.
b. Directory means the compilation of names, addresses, and telephone numbers gathered by a School in compliance with these sections.
c. School means any post-secondary educational institution that provides students with a degree or certification upon completion of a curriculum and owns property within the City.
d. Student means any person who is enrolled in more than half the minimum credits necessary for full-time status, as defined by the college or university at which the Student is enrolled.
Section II Purpose.
Many students live within the campuses of their respective universities and colleges. These students receive the benefit of their school's security or campus police services in addition to the City's police services. Because the schools know where their on-campus students live, the schools are better positioned to provide the security and regulation enforcement services necessary to protect students and property in these on-campus regions.
Many other students, however, live outside the campuses of their respective universities and colleges. When schools do not know where their off-campus students live, it is more difficult to assess and satisfy off-campus security and regulatory enforcement needs. Therefore, it is essential for schools within the City to collect and maintain records of the locally residing off-campus student population to better assist the City in its provision of security and regulatory enforcement services for residents of the City.
Section III Collection of Records - Directory.
Each and every School within the City shall for each student enrolled at the School collect and maintain a Directo...
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