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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a public institution of higher education to |
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post on its Internet website a status report regarding certain |
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disciplinary processes involving an incident of campus sexual |
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assault. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9367 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9367. STATUS REPORT OF DISCIPLINARY PROCESSES |
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INVOLVING CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT. (a) In this section, |
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"institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 61.003. |
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(b) Each institution of higher education shall post on the |
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institution's Internet website in a manner accessible by the public |
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a status report regarding each of the institution's pending or |
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recently concluded disciplinary processes involving an incident of |
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campus sexual assault. |
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(c) For each disciplinary process required to be included in |
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the status report under this section, the status report: |
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(1) must include: |
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(A) the date on which the sexual assault was |
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reported to the institution; |
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(B) the employee or employees of the institution |
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responsible for resolving the disciplinary process; |
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(C) the stage of the disciplinary process; and |
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(D) when applicable, the outcome of the |
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disciplinary process; and |
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(2) may not identify any alleged perpetrator or |
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alleged victim of the sexual assault. |
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(d) The status report must be updated at least once per |
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month. |
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(e) Information regarding a disciplinary process required |
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to be included in the status report under Subsection (c): |
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(1) may not be removed from the institution's Internet |
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website until at least the 90th day after the date on which the |
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disciplinary process concludes; and |
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(2) must be preserved by the institution indefinitely |
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after removal from the institution's Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.9367, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a disciplinary process initiated by a |
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public institution of higher education on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A disciplinary process initiated before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the disciplinary process was initiated, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |