Tex. Educ. Code § 51.257 · Subchapter E-2. REPORTING INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING
RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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 Section 51.252; or
(2) cooperates with an investigation, a disciplinary process, or a judicial proceeding relating to a report made by the employee as required by Section 51.252.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an employee who:
(1) reports an incident described by Section 51.252(a) 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 described by Section 51.252(a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 212), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
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