Sexual Misconduct Report Log

Sexual Misconduct Report Log

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  • September 2019

  • October 2019

  • November 2019

  • December 2019

  • Annual summary data on the number of incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking reported by Texas State Employees

    • Reporting Period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022

      Confidential 305
      Total Reports 565

      "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 (e.g; Counseling Center, Student Health Center, Victim Advocate for Students, or Student Ombuds).

      Investigations

      Number of investigations conducted under Section 51.252                        3

      Disciplinary Process

      Disposition of any disciplinary process for reports under Section 51.252

      Concluded, No Finding of Policy Violation 0
      Concluded, with Employee Disciplinary Sanction 1
      Concluded, with Student Disciplinary Sanction 0
      Subtotal 1            
      Number of reports under Section 51.252 for which the institution determined not to initiate a disciplinary process 562

       

      Disposition

      “Disposition” means “final 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 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.6(3) (2019)]; therefore, pending disciplinary processes will not be listed until the final result is rendered.

      No Findings of a Policy Violation

      This section refers to instances where there is no finding of responsibility after a hearing or an appeal process; investigations completed with a preponderance of evidence not met are excluded, because it would not have moved forward into a disciplinary process.

      The institution may have determined “not to initiate a disciplinary process.”

      The reasons for not initiating a discipline process can include, but are not limited to: case dismissal; insufficient information to investigate; confidential employee reporting (no identifiable information); the respondent’s identity was unknown or not reported; the respondent was not university-affiliated; the complainant requested the institution not investigate the report; informal resolution was completed; investigation is ongoing; or investigation was completed with a preponderance of evidence not met.

      Failures to Report

      Number of reports received that include allegations of an employee’s failure to report or who submits a false report to the institution under Section 51.255(a) 6 (ongoing)
      Any Disciplinary action taken, regarding failure to report or false reports to the institution under Section 51.255(c)- Employee termination --

      Any Disciplinary action taken, regarding failure to report or false reports to the institution under Section 51.255(c)- Institutional intent to terminate, in lieu of employee resignation

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    • Reporting Period September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021

      Non-Confidential 218
      Confidential 465
      Total Reports 683

      "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 (e.g; Counseling Center, Student Health Center, Victim Advocate for Students, or Student Ombuds).

      Investigations

      Number of investigations conducted under Section 51.252                        9

      Disciplinary Process

      Disposition of any disciplinary process for reports under Section 51.252

      Concluded, No Finding of Policy Violation 4
      Concluded, with Employee Disciplinary Sanction 0
      Concluded, with Student Disciplinary Sanction 1
      Subtotal 5             
      Number of reports under Section 51.252 for which the institution determined not to initiate a disciplinary process 209

       

      Disposition

      “Disposition” means “final 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 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.6(3) (2019)]; therefore, pending disciplinary processes will not be listed until the final result is rendered.

      No Findings of a Policy Violation

      This section refers to instances where there is no finding of responsibility after a hearing or an appeal process; investigations completed with a preponderance of evidence not met are excluded, because it would not have moved forward into a disciplinary process.

      The institution may have determined “not to initiate a disciplinary process.”

      The reasons for not initiating a discipline process can include, but are not limited to: case dismissal; insufficient information to investigate; confidential employee reporting (no identifiable information); the respondent’s identity was unknown or not reported; the respondent was not university-affiliated; the complainant requested the institution not investigate the report; informal resolution was completed; investigation is ongoing; or investigation was completed with a preponderance of evidence not met.

      Failures to Report

      Number of reports received that include allegations of an employee’s failure to report or who submits a false report to the institution under Section 51.255(a) 2
      Any Disciplinary action taken, regarding failure to report or false reports to the institution under Section 51.255(c)- Employee termination 0

      Any Disciplinary action taken, regarding failure to report or false reports to the institution under Section 51.255(c)- Institutional intent to terminate, in lieu of employee resignation

      		 0              

    • Reporting Period January 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

      Non-Confidential 26
      Confidential 146
      Total Reports 272

      " 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 (e.g; Counseling Center, Student Health Center, Victim Advocate for Students, or Student Ombuds).

      Investigations

      Number of investigations conducted under Section 51.252                        7

      Disciplinary Process

      Disposition of any disciplinary process for reports under Section 51.252

      Concluded, No Finding of Policy Violation 0
      Concluded, with Employee Disciplinary Sanction 0
      Concluded, with Student Disciplinary Sanction 2
      Investigations in Progress 3
      Subtotal 5              
      Number of reports under Section 51.252 for which the institution determined not to initiate a disciplinary process 267

       

      Disposition

      “Disposition” means “final 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 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.6(3) (2019)]; therefore, pending disciplinary processes will not be listed until the final result is rendered.

      No Findings of a Policy Violation

      This section refers to instances where there is no finding of responsibility after a hearing or an appeal process; investigations completed with a preponderance of evidence not met are excluded, because it would not have moved forward into a disciplinary process.

      The institution may have determined “not to initiate a disciplinary process.”

      The reasons for not initiating a discipline process can include, but are not limited to: case dismissal; insufficient information to investigate; confidential employee reporting (no identifiable information); the respondent’s identity was unknown or not reported; the respondent was not university-affiliated; the complainant requested the institution not investigate the report; informal resolution was completed; investigation is ongoing; or investigation was completed with a preponderance of evidence not met.

      Failures to Report

      Any disciplinary action taken, regarding failure to report or false reports to the institution under Section 51.255(c) 0
      Any Disciplinary action taken, regarding failure to report or false reports to the institution under Section 51.255(c)- Employee termination 0

      Any Disciplinary action taken, regarding failure to report or false reports to the institution under Section 51.255(c)- Institutional intent to terminate, in lieu of employee resignation

      		 0