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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation |
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on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating |
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violence, and stalking policy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.282(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Each postsecondary educational institution shall |
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require each entering freshman or undergraduate transfer student to |
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attend an orientation on the institution's sexual harassment, |
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sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy before or |
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during the first semester or term in which the student is enrolled |
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at the institution. The institution shall establish the format and |
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content of the orientation. The orientation: |
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(1) may be provided online; and |
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(2) must include: |
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(A) a video that states: |
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(i) the names of the institution's Title IX |
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coordinators and deputy coordinators; |
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(ii) the location and contact information |
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of the institution's Title IX office; and |
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(iii) the services provided by the |
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institution's Title IX office; and |
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(B) the statements described by Subsection |
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(a)(1)(E). |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.282(c), Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2025-2026 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, 2025. |