; (bb) providing each person against whom the allegation is made with a meaningful opportunity to admit or contest the allegation; (cc) ensuring that all parties to the proceeding have access to all material evidence not later than one week prior to the start of any formal hearing or similar adjudicatory proceeding; (dd) ensuring that the proceeding is carried out free from conflicts of interest by ensuring that there is no commingling of administrative or adjudicative roles; and (ee) ensuring that the investigation and proceeding shall be conducted by officials who receive annual education on issues related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and on how to conduct an investigation and an institutional disciplinary proceeding that protects the safety of victims, ensures fairness for both the accuser and the accused, and promotes accountability; . (3) Establishment of standard of evidence for institutional disciplinary proceedings (A) Inclusion in statement of policy Section 485(f)(8)(B) ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(8)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) The establishment of a standard of evidence that will be used in institutional disciplinary proceedings involving allegations of sexual assault, which may be based on such standards and criteria as the institution considers appropriate (including the institution’s culture, history, and mission, the values reflected in its student code of conduct, and the purpose of the institutional disciplinary proceedings) so long as the standard is not arbitrary or capricious and is applied consistently throughout all such proceedings. . (B) Conforming amendments Section 485(f)(8)(B)(iv) ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(8)(B)(iv) ) is amended— (i) by striking and at the end of subclause (II); (ii) by striking the period at the end of subclause (III) and inserting ; and