Texas House Passes Bill Requiring Colleges Create Sexual Assault Policies
Texas colleges would be required to establish firm policies for dealing with sexual assault -- including defining punishment for violations and protocol for reporting and responding to reports -- under a bill passed by the Texas House.
The House rejected a proposal to put together a task force to better understand the issue, reported the Houston Chronicle. The task force would have reviewed federal laws -- including Title IX and the Clery Act, which requires schools to report sexual assaults -- and helped develop policy guidelines Texas schools may now be required to draft.