Texas Statutes
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 51.9361. Risk Management Programs for Members and Advisors of Student Organizations

Sec. 51.9361. RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS AND ADVISORS OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Advisor" means a person who:
(A) serves in an advisory capacity to a student organization to provide guidance to the organization and its members;
(B) is older than 21 years of age; and
(C) is not a student of the postsecondary educational institution at which the student organization is registered.
(2) "Postsecondary educational institution" means:
(A) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, except that the term does not include a medical and dental unit or other agency of higher education as those terms are defined by that section; and
(B) a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, except that the term does not include:
(i) a health-related institution; or
(ii) an institution that offers only upper-division, graduate-level, or professional courses.
(b) This section applies only to a student organization that is registered at a postsecondary educational institution and that is composed mostly of students enrolled at the institution. Notwithstanding Section 1.001(a), this section applies to each postsecondary educational institution at which is registered one or more student organizations.
(c) At least once during each academic year, a postsecondary educational institution shall provide a risk management program for members of student organizations registered at the institution. Any member of a student organization who is not otherwise required to attend may attend the program.
(d) Unless a postsecondary educational institution requires each student organization registered at the institution to have representatives of the organization attend a program under this section, the institution shall adopt a policy that specifies one or more of those student organizations or types of student organizations that are required to have representatives attend. The selection of student organizations or types of student organizations under the policy must be based on the institution's determination that those organizations or types of organizations could particularly benefit from risk management guidance. Each advisor who has not previously attended a program under this section and each person serving in a designated officer position of a student organization that is required to have representatives attend a program under this section shall attend the program. An institution may allow an advisor, other than a faculty or staff member of the institution, to satisfy the attendance requirements prescribed by this subsection through completion of an appropriate computer-based risk assessment program.
(e) For purposes of Subsection (d), the institution may designate not more than four officer positions of a student organization, such as the president, membership chair, risk management chair, social chair, or pledge class or new member chair. If a student organization does not have an officer position described by this subsection or if an officer position described by Subsection (d) is vacant, the institution shall, to the extent practicable, identify and designate an equivalent officer position, and the person serving in that officer position shall attend the program.
(f) Each advisor or officer required by Subsection (d) to attend a program shall report on the program's contents at a meeting of the full membership of the student organization the advisor or officer represented at the program.
(g) A program under this section may address any issue determined appropriate by the postsecondary educational institution and must address:
(1) possession and use of alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs, including penalties that may be imposed for possession or use;
(2) hazing;
(3) sexual abuse and harassment;
(4) fire and other safety issues, including the possession and use of a firearm or other weapon or of an explosive device;
(5) travel to a destination outside the area in which the institution is located;
(6) behavior at parties and other events held by a student organization;
(7) adoption by a student organization of a risk management policy; and
(8) issues regarding persons with disabilities, including a review of applicable requirements of federal and state law, and any related policies of the institution, for providing reasonable accommodations and modifications to address the needs of students with disabilities, including access to the activities of the student organization.
(h) A postsecondary educational institution shall provide notice of a program under this section to student organizations in the manner determined by the institution.
(i) A postsecondary educational institution shall take attendance at a program provided under this section in the manner determined appropriate by the institution and may, as provided by a policy adopted by the institution, impose reasonable sanctions on a person who is required to attend the program and fails to attend. The institution shall, until at least the third anniversary of the date of the program, maintain in an appropriate location at the institution a record of that attendance and of notice provided under Subsection (h).
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 731 (H.B. 2639), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (S.B. 1138), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1525), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Education Code

Title 3 - Higher Education

Subtitle A - Higher Education in General

Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 51.901. Liability Insurance for Operators of Atomic Energy Reactors

Section 51.902. Contracts for Teacher Training

Section 51.903. Archives; Certified Copies

Section 51.904. Street Closing

Section 51.904. Street Closing

Section 51.9045. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Section 51.905. State-Owned Museum Buildings

Section 51.906. Sequential Education Planning for Nursing Education

Section 51.907. Limitations on Number of Courses That May Be Dropped Under Certain Circumstances

Section 51.908. Faculty Compensation Policies

Section 51.909. Expulsion of Certain Foreign Students

Section 51.9091. Required Notification of Federal Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (Sevis) Regarding Withdrawal or Nonattendance of Certain Foreign Students

Section 51.9095. Student Compliance With Selective Service Registration

Section 51.910. Interviews for Historical Purposes and Collections of Rare Books, Original Manuscripts, Personal Papers, Unpublished Letters, and Audio and Video Tapes

Section 51.911. Religious Holy Days

Section 51.9111. Excused Absence for Required Military Service

Section 51.9112. Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Rotc) Program: Fees and Course Credit

Section 51.912. Equity Ownership; Business Participation

Section 51.913. Executive Search Committees

Section 51.914. Protection of Certain Information

Section 51.915. Academies of Mathematics and Science

Section 51.917. Faculty Members; Use of English

Section 51.918. Rural Health; Family Practice Residency Program

Section 51.919. HIV and AIDS Policy; Information Dissemination

Section 51.9191. Bacterial Meningitis Information for New Students

Section 51.9192. Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination Required for Certain Students; Exceptions

Section 51.9193. Required Posting of Mental Health Resources

Section 51.9194. Required Information for Entering Students Regarding Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Services

Section 51.91941. Suicide Prevention Information Required on Student Identification Card

Section 51.9195. Information for Undergraduate Students Regarding Benefits of Timely Graduation

Section 51.920. Technology Transfer

Section 51.9201. Alternative Technology for Colonias

Section 51.921. Posting of Steroid Law Notice

Section 51.922. Mandatory Retirement Prohibited

Section 51.923. Qualifications of Certain Business Entities to Enter Into Contracts With an Institution of Higher Education

Section 51.924. Assessment Instruments Used for Admission Standards

Section 51.9241. Admission of Student With Nontraditional Secondary Education

Section 51.9242. Readmission of Student Who Withdraws to Perform Active Military Service

Section 51.9245. Admission of Person Receiving Athletic Scholarship

Section 51.9246. Compensation and Professional Representation of Student Athletes Participating in Intercollegiate Athletic Programs

Section 51.925. Religious Holy Days

Section 51.926. Payroll Deductions for Qualified Retirement Plans

Section 51.927. Energy Savings Performance Contracts

Section 51.9271. Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs in Educational and Housing Facilities

Section 51.928. Written Contracts or Agreements Between Certain Institutions

Section 51.929. Prohibition Against Certain Extensions of Credit by Certain Retail Stores

Section 51.930. National Student Exchange Program

Section 51.931. Right to an Academic Fresh Start

Section 51.9315. Protected Expression on Campus

Section 51.932. Motor Vehicles Owned and Used by State-Supported Institutions

Section 51.9325. Retirement Incentives

Section 51.933. Immunization Requirements; Exception

Section 51.9335. Acquisition of Goods and Services

Section 51.9336. Electronic and Digital Signatures

Section 51.9337. Purchasing Authority Conditional; Required Standards

Section 51.934. Assignment, Transfer, or Pledge of Compensation

Section 51.935. Disruptive Activities

Section 51.9355. Assistance Relating to Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, and Testing

Section 51.9356. Designation of Liaison Officer to Assist Students Who Are or Were in Foster Care

Section 51.9358. Designation of Support Services Liaison Officer to Assist Students

Section 51.936. Hazing

Section 51.9361. Risk Management Programs for Members and Advisors of Student Organizations

Section 51.9362. Overdose Awareness Training for Residential Advisors and Student Organization Officers

Section 51.9364. Certain Notations Required on Student Transcripts

Section 51.937. Immunity From Liability for Volunteers

Section 51.940. Student Debit Cards

Section 51.941. Purchase of Agricultural Products

Section 51.942. Performance Evaluation of Tenured Faculty

Section 51.943. Renewal of Faculty Employment Contracts

Section 51.945. Student Participation in Selection of Food Service Contracts

Section 51.946. Student Debit Cards at Private or Independent Institutions of Higher Education

Section 51.9461. Charges and Fees for Certain Payments at Private or Independent Institutions of Higher Education

Section 51.947. Payroll Deductions for Certain Organizations

Section 51.948. Restrictions on Contracts With Administrators

Section 51.950. Policy Regulating Student Travel

Section 51.951. Confidentiality of Certain Information Related to Purchase or Sale of Real Estate

Section 51.952. Student Health Insurance

Section 51.953. Certain Revenue Received From Student Health Center Services

Section 51.954. Disclosure of Sponsors of Contracted Research in Public Communications

Section 51.954. Disclosure of Sponsors of Research in Public Communications

Section 51.955. Prohibited State Agency Actions Related to Disclosure of Publicly Funded Research

Section 51.960. Grievance Rights on Certain Personnel Issues

Section 51.961. Leave Provisions for Employees of University System or Component Institution of System

Section 51.9611. Payroll Deductions for Employees of University System or Institution of Higher Education

Section 51.962. Merit Salary Increases

Section 51.963. Employee With Multiple Appointments

Section 51.964. Hiring of Certain Retirees

Section 51.9645. Prohibition Against Certain Activities by Financial Aid Employees

Section 51.965. Employee Notification

Section 51.966. Insurance Coverage

Section 51.967. Limitation on Educational Debt

Section 51.968. Undergraduate Course Credit for High School Students Completing Postsecondary-Level Program

Section 51.9685. Required Filing of Degree Plan

Section 51.96851. Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Courses

Section 51.96852. Recommended Course Sequences

Section 51.96853. Transfer of Credit From Lower-Division Institutions of Higher Education; Articulation Agreements

Section 51.969. Eligibility for Scholarship; Statement Required

Section 51.970. Instructional Material for Blind and Visually Impaired Students and Students With Dyslexia

Section 51.9701. Assessment for Dyslexia

Section 51.9705. Notice Regarding Availability of Textbooks Through Multiple Retailers

Section 51.971. Compliance Program

Section 51.9715. Release of Student Academic Information

Section 51.972. On-Site Reclaimed System Technologies Curriculum

Section 51.973. Information Regarding Gang-Free Zones

Section 51.974. Internet Access to Course Information

Section 51.9741. Internet Access to Financial Transactions

Section 51.9745. Internet Access to Faculty Information

Section 51.9746. Internet Access to Employment Data

Section 51.975. Sharing of Underused Classrooms

Section 51.976. Training and Examination Program for Employees of Campus Programs for Minors on Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse and Child Molestation

Section 51.9761. Child Abuse Reporting Policy and Training

Section 51.977. Employment Policies for Certain Persons Employed by Medical and Dental Units

Section 51.978. Temporary Housing Between Academic Terms for Certain Students Formerly Under Conservatorship of Department of Family and Protective Services

Section 51.981. Off-Campus Workforce Education or Lower-Division Programs Requested by Employers