Sec. 51.9363. CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy on campus sexual assault. The policy must:
(1) include:
(A) definitions of prohibited behavior;
(B) sanctions for violations; and
(C) the protocol for reporting and responding to reports of campus sexual assault; and
(2) be approved by the institution's governing board before final adoption by the institution.
(c) Each institution of higher education shall make the institution's campus sexual assault policy available to students, faculty, and staff members by:
(1) including the policy in the institution's student handbook and personnel handbook; and
(2) creating and maintaining a web page on the institution's Internet website dedicated solely to the policy.
(d) Each institution of higher education shall require each entering freshman or undergraduate transfer student to attend an orientation on the institution's campus sexual assault policy before or during the first semester or term in which the student is enrolled at the institution. The institution shall establish the format and content of the orientation.
(e) Each biennium, each institution of higher education shall review the institution's campus sexual assault policy and, with approval of the institution's governing board, revise the policy as necessary.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1005 (H.B. 699), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.
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