Chief Executive Officer Reporting Requirements Under TEX.EDUC. CODE § 51.253(c)

As of January 1, 2020, Texas universities are required to annually post online SB 212 reporting data. The data may not identify any person and must include:

  • the number of reports received under Texas Education Code Section 51.252;
  • the number of investigations conducted as a result of those reports;
  • the disposition, if any, of any disciplinary processes arising from those reports;
  • the number of those reports for which the institution determined not to initiate a disciplinary process, if any; and
  • any disciplinary actions taken under Texas Education Code Section 51.255.

Please see below for SB 212 reporting data for the University of Houston from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, as well as explanatory notes:

Reports Submitted under Tex. Edu. Code, Section 51.252

For the 2022-2023 academic year, the Office of Title IX received a total of (45) actionable reports under Tex. Edu. Code, Section 51.252. Of those, (14) were provided with support and resources and (4) [1] pursued the Formal Grievance Process. No reports were made to confidential resources on campus for a total of (45) reports submitted by employees under Tex. Edu. Code, Section 51.252.

 

APPENDIX A

CEO SUMMARY DATA REPORT

Texas Southern University 2023 CEO Report and Executive Summary

2022 – 2023 Fiscal Year, Starting on September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023

Title IX Table TEC 51.255 Table

Notes on the tables above:

  • *Investigations: The Title IX Coordinator conducts a preliminary investigation into all reports received under Texas Education Code Section 51.252. A "formal investigation" indicates a formal complaint was filed, followed by a full investigation and disciplinary process, if applicable. A formal investigation is initiated when the complainant or University files a formal complaint against the respondent. 
  • Confidential reports: “Number of confidential reports” is a sub-set of the total number of reports. Confidential reports are provided in a non-identified format by a confidential employee or office (for example, a university health or counseling facility).
  • Dispositions: “Disposition” means “final result under the institution’s disciplinary process” as defined in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s rules for the Texas Education Code Section 51.259. Therefore, pending disciplinary processes will not be listed until the result is final.
  • No Finding of Violation: “No Finding of a Policy Violation” refers to instances where there is no finding of responsibility after a formal investigation and an appeal process.
  • Determination Not to Initiate Discipline Process: The reasons to not initiate a discipline process can include but are not limited to: administrative closure; insufficient information to investigate further; confidential employee reporting (no identifiable information for complainant); the respondent’s identity was unknown or not reported; the respondent was not university-affiliated; the complainant requested the university not investigate the report further; an informal resolution was completed; an investigation is ongoing; or the formal investigation was completed with no finding of a policy violation. 

 

[1] August 25, 2023, Formal Grievance Process concluded on a case from August 29, 2022. This case is not included as a part of the (45) actionable reports received in academic year 2022-2023.

[2] “Number of confidential reports” is a sub-set of the total number of reports that were received under Section 51.252, by a confidential employee or office.

[3] “Disposition” means “result under the institution’s disciplinary process” as defined in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) rules for TEC, Section 51.259 (See 19 Tex. Admin. Code Section 3.6(e) (2019)); therefore, pending disciplinary processes will not be listed until the final result is rendered.

[4] August 25, 2023, Formal Grievance Process concluded on a case from August 29, 2022.