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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting and planning requirements to reduce the |
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occurrence of sexual assault near the campuses of public |
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institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E-2, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.260 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.260. ADDITIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTING AND |
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PLANNING REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section, "institution of |
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higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) Not later than June 1 of each even-numbered year, an |
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institution of higher education, in consultation with appropriate |
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law enforcement entities, shall prepare and submit to the |
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coordinating board a written report that includes: |
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(1) information on incidents of sexual assault |
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occurring within a two-mile radius of a campus of the institution |
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during the preceding two years, including the rate of those |
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incidents; and |
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(2) a detailed plan to reduce the rate described by |
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Subdivision (1). |
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(c) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the |
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coordinating board shall prepare and submit to the legislature a |
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written report that summarizes the most recent reports submitted by |
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institutions of higher education under Subsection (b). The report |
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must include any recommendations for legislative or other action to |
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reduce the rates of sexual assault occurring near the campuses of |
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institutions of higher education. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |