SECTION 3.14. Responsible 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