| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the reporting of certain incidents of sexual |
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| 6 | 8 | | harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking at certain |
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| 7 | 9 | | public or private institutions of higher education. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 51.252, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 10 | 12 | | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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| 11 | 13 | | follows: |
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| 12 | 14 | | (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (c-1), the |
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| 13 | 15 | | report must include all information concerning the incident known |
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| 14 | 16 | | to the reporting person that is relevant to the investigation and, |
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| 15 | 17 | | if applicable, redress of the incident, including whether an |
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| 16 | 18 | | alleged victim has expressed a desire for confidentiality in |
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| 17 | 19 | | reporting the incident. |
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| 18 | 20 | | (c-1) A campus peace officer employed by a postsecondary |
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| 19 | 21 | | educational institution who receives information regarding an |
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| 20 | 22 | | incident described by Subsection (a) from an alleged victim who |
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| 21 | 23 | | chooses to complete a pseudonym form described by Article 58.102, |
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| 22 | 24 | | 58.152, 58.202, or 58.252, Code of Criminal Procedure, shall, in |
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| 23 | 25 | | making a report under this section, state only the type of incident |
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| 24 | 26 | | reported and may not include the victim's name, phone number, |
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| 25 | 27 | | address, or other information that may directly or indirectly |
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| 26 | 28 | | reveal the victim's identity. |
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| 27 | 29 | | SECTION 2. Section 51.256(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 28 | 30 | | read as follows: |
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| 29 | 31 | | (c) Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting |
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| 30 | 32 | | a victim from making a report to a law enforcement agency using a |
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| 31 | 33 | | [the] pseudonym form described by Article 58.102, 58.152, 58.202, |
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| 32 | 34 | | or 58.252 [57.02], Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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| 33 | 35 | | SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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| 34 | 36 | | over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, |
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| 35 | 37 | | relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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| 36 | 38 | | codes. |
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| 37 | 39 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 38 | 40 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 39 | 41 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 40 | 42 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 41 | 43 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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| 42 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 43 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1371 passed the Senate on |
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| 45 | | - | April 19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 46 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1371 passed the House on |
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| 49 | | - | May 18, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 2, two |
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| 50 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 51 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 53 | | - | Approved: |
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| 54 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | | - | Date |
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| 56 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | | - | Governor |
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