Sec. 51.254. IMMUNITIES. (a) A person acting in good faith who reports or assists in the investigation of a report of an incident described by Section 51.252(a) or who testifies or otherwise participates in a disciplinary process or judicial proceeding arising from a report of such an incident:
(1) is immune from civil liability, and from criminal liability for offenses punishable by fine only, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of those actions; and
(2) may not be subjected to any disciplinary action by the postsecondary educational institution at which the person is enrolled or employed for any violation by the person of the institution's code of conduct reasonably related to the incident for which suspension or expulsion from the institution is not a possible punishment.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who perpetrates or assists in the perpetration of the incident reported under Section 51.252.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 212), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education
Section 51.252. Reporting Required for Certain Incidents
Section 51.253. Administrative Reporting Requirements
Section 51.255. Failure to Report or False Report; Offenses
Section 51.256. Confidentiality