Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 3 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS REGARDING ELECTRONIC REPORTING OPTION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; AMNESTY
Subchapter A - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, OR STALKING AT CERTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
Section 3.3 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 3.3

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) Coordinating Board or Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(b) Course and Scope of Employment--means an employee performing duties in the furtherance of the institution's interests.

(c) "Dating violence," "sexual assault," and "stalking" have the same meanings assigned by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1092(f)(6)(A)).

(d) Postsecondary educational institution--an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Texas Education Code, § 61.003.

(e) Sexual harassment--unwelcome, sex-based verbal or physical conduct that:

(1) in the employment context, unreasonably interferes with a person's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; or

(2) in the education context, is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that the conduct interferes with a student's ability to participate in or benefit from educational programs or activities at a postsecondary educational institution.

(f) Substantial Compliance--a postsecondary educational institution has made a good faith effort to comply with the requirements under these rules provided that the deficiencies identified by the Coordinating Board can be readily corrected.

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