By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2109
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a requirement that each public institution of higher
education develop and implement a strategic plan for the prevention
of sexual assault and unplanned pregnancy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.9364 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.9364. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND UNPLANNED PREGNANCY. (a) In this section,
"institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by
Section 61.003.
(b) Each institution of higher education shall develop and
implement a strategic plan for the prevention of sexual assault on
the institution's campus and unplanned pregnancy among the students
enrolled at the institution.
(c) The strategic plan must:
(1) identify opportunities for raising awareness
among, and providing information and resources to, students
regarding campus sexual assault and unplanned pregnancy
prevention, including through:
(A) the use of special events, presentations, and
training sessions for students and student organizations; and
(B) the integration of educational information
into student orientation programs provided to new students and
counseling or advising services provided to continuing students;
and
(2) be approved by the institution's governing board
before final adoption by the institution.
(d) Each biennium, each institution of higher education
shall review the institution's strategic plan and, with approval of
the institution's governing board, revise the plan as necessary.
(e) In consultation with institutions of higher education,
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt any rules
the coordinating board considers appropriate for the
administration of this section.
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board shall adopt the rules required by
Section 51.9364, Education Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. Not later than September 1, 2018, each public
institution of higher education shall develop and implement the
strategic plan required by Section 51.9364, Education Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.