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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 §3.18Retaliation Prohibited

(a) A postsecondary educational institution may not discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee who in good faith:

  (1) makes a report as required by §3.5; or

  (2) cooperates with an investigation, a disciplinary process, or a judicial proceeding relating to a report made by the employee as required by §3.5.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an employee who:

  (1) reports an incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking perpetrated by the employee; or

  (2) cooperates with an investigation, a disciplinary process, or a judicial proceeding relating to an allegation that the employee perpetrated an incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.


Source Note: The provisions of this §3.18 adopted to be effective January 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 150

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