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