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TX SB187

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Jose Menendez

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Texas public institutions of higher education to develop and implement a complaint process for students to report discrimination or harassment based on race, color, or ethnicity, including an online reporting website, hotline, and anonymous reporting option

  • Mandates annual notification to freshman and returning students about the institution's anti-discrimination policy and how to file complaints with the institution, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, and the institution's accrediting agency

  • Requires institutions to inform students of the number of discrimination and harassment complaints received by each reporting entity during the preceding academic year

  • Requires institutions to publicly post complaint statistics on their websites

  • Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, with an effective date of September 1, 2025 (or immediately upon passage with two-thirds vote)

Legislative Description

Relating to reporting and providing information regarding discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or ethnicity at public institutions of higher education.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Education K-16

2/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Education K-162/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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