89R16161 CMO-D
By: Walle H.B. No. 5291
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reporting and planning requirements to reduce the
occurrence of sexual assault near the campuses of public
institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E-2, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.260 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.260. ADDITIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTING AND
PLANNING REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section, "institution of
higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) Not later than June 1 of each even-numbered year, an
institution of higher education, in consultation with appropriate
law enforcement entities, shall prepare and submit to the
coordinating board a written report that includes:
(1) information on incidents of sexual assault
occurring within a two-mile radius of a campus of the institution
during the preceding two years, including the rate of those
incidents; and
(2) a detailed plan to reduce the rate described by
Subdivision (1).
(c) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
coordinating board shall prepare and submit to the legislature a
written report that summarizes the most recent reports submitted by
institutions of higher education under Subsection (b). The report
must include any recommendations for legislative or other action to
reduce the rates of sexual assault occurring near the campuses of
institutions of higher education.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.