That public disclose will not name names, but it will detail how each incident was dealt with and subsequent punishments. Prior to the change, the General Assembly did not keep track of such complaints against legislators.
“Quite frankly, they’re minimal, because we require training not just of the staff members, but of the members of the Senate, the members of the House,” said Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. “Every four years, we require them to participate in sexual harassment training.”
Reports will be sent to the body’s human resources manager. If an investigation backs that a violation occurred, it could be sent to the legislature’s Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics. From that group, a legislator could be given a warning, reprimanded, reassigned or expelled.