Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 85-608

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session
Section 85-608 - Report; contents; hearing
(1) On or before September 15, 2021, and September 15 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, each public postsecondary institution shall electronically submit a report regarding sexual harassment and Title IX compliance to the Clerk of the Legislature and the Education Committee of the Legislature. The report shall include:
(a) Results of any campus climate survey related to sexual harassment;
(b) Information related to the training provided to Title IX coordinators, investigators, and decisionmakers regarding sexual harassment;
(c) Any policies, initiatives, or grievance procedures the postsecondary institution has adopted to address sexual harassment;
(d) Information on where the postsecondary institution's students and employees may receive immediate emergency assistance to address instances of sexual harassment;
(e) Information on how the postsecondary institution's students and employees may report concerns of sexual harassment to the postsecondary institution;
(f) Information on resources, programs, and support available to the postsecondary institution's students and employees to address concerns of sexual harassment;
(g) Information on any of the postsecondary institution's student or employee-led organizations engaged in supporting victims of sexual harassment; and
(h) Any agreement between the postsecondary institution and a local law enforcement agency or the county attorney related to addressing instances of sexual harassment.
(2) The report shall not include any personally identifiable information, information that is subject to a privilege arising under state or federal law, or records that may be withheld from disclosure under section 84-712.05.
(3) On or before December 15, 2021, and on or before December 15 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the Education Committee of the Legislature shall hold a public hearing to review all reports submitted under this section.
(4) For purposes of this section:
(a) Postsecondary institution has the same meaning as in section 85-2403;
(b) Sexual harassment means conduct that satisfies one or more of the following:
(i) An employee conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service on an individual's participation in unwelcome sexual conduct;
(ii) Unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the education program or activity;
(iii) Sexual assault as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)(v);
(iv) Dating violence as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(10);
(v) Domestic violence as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(8); or
(vi) Stalking as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(30); and
(c) Title IX means Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-318, 20 U.S.C. 1681 to 1688, and its accompanying regulations and guidance documents, as amended.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 85-608

Laws 2020, LB 534, § 1.