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AN ACT
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relating to including disability awareness training in risk |
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management programs required for members and advisors of student |
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organizations at postsecondary educational institutions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (g), Section 51.9361, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) A program under this section may address any issue |
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determined appropriate by the postsecondary educational |
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institution and must address: |
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(1) possession and use of alcoholic beverages and |
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illegal drugs, including penalties that may be imposed for |
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possession or use; |
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(2) hazing; |
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(3) sexual abuse and harassment; |
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(4) fire and other safety issues, including the |
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possession and use of a firearm or other weapon or of an explosive |
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device; |
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(5) travel to a destination outside the area in which |
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the institution is located; |
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(6) behavior at parties and other events held by a |
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student organization; [and] |
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(7) adoption by a student organization of a risk |
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management policy; and |
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(8) issues regarding persons with disabilities, |
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including a review of applicable requirements of federal and state |
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law, and any related policies of the institution, for providing |
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reasonable accommodations and modifications to address the needs of |
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students with disabilities, including access to the activities of |
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the student organization. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Subsection |
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(g), Section 51.9361, Education Code, applies beginning with a risk |
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management program provided at a public or private postsecondary |
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educational institution for the 2013-2014 academic year. |
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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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1525 passed the Senate on |
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May 2, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1525 passed the House on |
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May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 5, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |