A California bill spurred by the death of Katie Meyer , who died by suicide when she was a women’s soccer goalie at Stanford in February 2022, has become state law.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Saturday he signed into law Assembly Bill 1575, which requires public colleges and universities to allow students to have an adviser when facing an alleged violation of a student code of conduct.
In order to receive state funds for student financial assistance, the schools must “adopt a policy permitting a student to be assisted by an adviser if the student receives a notification of an alleged violation of … a student code of conduct.”
Meyer’s family, which filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford nine months after Katie’s death, said the university provided inadequate support when Katie Meyer faced a disciplinary matter at the time of her death.
The bill was an outgrowth of Katie’s Save , a non-profit established by Meyer’s parents, Steve and Gina , who traveled across the country talking about the initiative they hope will become law in all 50 states.