Insight from a Title IX Coordinator Deana K

Insight from a Title IX Coordinator Deana K. Moylan AVP, Diversity & Equal Opportunity Deputy Title IX Coordinator University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 11/05/2019 Officers

Current Title IX Environment • Pending implementation of new legislation • HB 449 • HB 1735 • SB 212 • Impending Department of Education proposed regulations Officers

HB 449: Electronic Reporting and Amnesty for Students Reporting Certain Incidents • Requires public and private institutions to notate a student’s transcript when: • The student is ineligible to reenroll in the institution for a reason other than an academic or financial reason • Extends to all disciplinary action, not just discipline associated with sexual misconduct • Adds guidelines for transcript notation removal https: //www. sos. state. tx. us/texreg/archive/October 182019/ Proposed%20 Rules/19. EDUCATION. html#14 Officers

SB 212 & HB 1735: Comprehensive Sexual Assault Legislation • Mandates public and private institutions adopt policies on sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking • Establishes mandatory reporting requirements for all employees • Provides guidance for institutions on disciplinary processes and confidentiality • Adds guidance related to training requirements • Dictates outreach and prevention requirements https: //www. sos. state. tx. us/texreg/archive/November 12019 /Proposed%20 Rules/19. EDUCATION. html#38 Officers

Living in a Constant State of Uncertainty • Concerns: • Regarding external reviews and legal challenges • Related to resource limitations • Associated with stress due to case load, sense of being overwhelmed and emotionally drained • Predicting Coordinator and investigator turnover Brown, S. (2019, September 15). Life Inside the Title IX Pressure Cooker. Retrieved November 4, 2019, from https: //www. chronicle. com/interactives/20190905 -titleix-pressure-cooker. Officers

Support Strategies • Employee Assistance Programs • Peer Resources • Association of Title IX Administrators - https: //atixa. org/ • National Association of College and University Attorneys - https: //www. nacua. org/ • The Consortium of Title IX and Equity Officers in Higher Education Officers

Support Strategies • Shared Governance • • • System wide Title IX Coordinator Policy coordination Continuing education Administrative challenges Peer support Officers

Questions? Thank you Deana K. Moylan AVP, Diversity & Equal Opportunity Deputy Title IX Coordinator deana. k. Moylan@uth. tmc. edu Officers