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, 2022 through August 31, 2023

      Confidential356
      Total Reports671

      "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                        12

      Disciplinary Process

      Disposition of any disciplinary process for reports under Section 51.252

      Concluded, No Finding of Policy Violation5
      Concluded, with Employee Disciplinary Sanction0
      Concluded, with Student Disciplinary Sanction1
      Subtotal6        
      Number of reports under Section 51.252 for which the institution determined not to initiate a disciplinary process665

       

      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)1
      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--             

    • 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

      		 --             

    • 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-Confidential26
      Confidential146
      Total Reports272

      " 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 Violation0
      Concluded, with Employee Disciplinary Sanction0
      Concluded, with Student Disciplinary Sanction2
      Investigations in Progress3
      Subtotal5              
      Number of reports under Section 51.252 for which the institution determined not to initiate a disciplinary process267

       

      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 termination0
      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 resignation0