By: Huffman S.B. No. 1371
(Murphy)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reporting of certain incidents of sexual
harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking at certain
public or private institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.252, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (c-1), the
report must include all information concerning the incident known
to the reporting person that is relevant to the investigation and,
if applicable, redress of the incident, including whether an
alleged victim has expressed a desire for confidentiality in
reporting the incident.
(c-1) A campus peace officer employed by a postsecondary
educational institution who receives information regarding an
incident described by Subsection (a) from an alleged victim who
chooses to complete a pseudonym form described by Article 58.102,
58.152, 58.202, or 58.252, Code of Criminal Procedure, shall, in
making a report under this section, state only the type of incident
reported and may not include the victim's name, phone number,
address, or other information that may directly or indirectly
reveal the victim's identity.
SECTION 2. Section 51.256(c), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting
a victim from making a report to a law enforcement agency using a
[the] pseudonym form described by Article 58.102, 58.152, 58.202,
or 58.252 [57.02], Code of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,
relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
codes.
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, 2021.