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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 1TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 3RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS REGARDING ELECTRONIC REPORTING OPTION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; AMNESTY
SUBCHAPTER AREQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, OR STALKING AT CERTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
RULE §3.14Responsible and Confidential Employee

(a) Each postsecondary educational institution shall:

  (1) designate:

    (A) one or more employees to act as responsible employees for purposes of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.); and

    (B) one or more employees as persons to whom students enrolled at the institution may speak confidentially concerning sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; and

  (2) inform each student enrolled at the institution of the responsible and confidential employees designated under Paragraph (1).

(b) A confidential employee designated under Subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section may not disclose any communication made by a student to the employee unless the student consents to the disclosure or the employee is required to make the disclosure under Section 3.5(c), state law, or federal law.


Source Note: The provisions of this §3.14 adopted to be effective January 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 150

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