TAMIU Student Handbook 2019-2020

Page 18 of 86 Section 3.23 Civil Rights Protections and Compliance (System Policy 08.01) TAMIU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in admissions, educational programs, or employment of faculty, administration, and staff. Under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, sex discrimination includes all acts of sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual exploitation; definitions for these terms can be found in 6.04 of this Handbook. For further information concerning the TAMIU Civil Rights procedures, please visit: Appendix F of this handbook and http://www.tamiu.edu/compliance/Title%20IX.shtml . All incidents of sex discrimination should be reported to: Lorissa Cortes, Tit le IX Coordinator/Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity 5201 University Boulev ard, Killam Library 159, Laredo, TX 78041-1900 956.326.2857, TitleIX@tamiu.edu ; ● TAMIU Repo rt It, www.tamiu.edu/reportit . Report It is our electronic anonymous reporting w ebsite; or ● The Office of Civil Rights (Dallas Office), U.S. Department of Education, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620, Dallas, TX 75201-6810, 214.661.9600. Section 3.24 Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act is a federal law that provides for the tracking of convicted, registered sex offenders enrolled as students at institutions of higher education or working or volunteering on campus. The Act requires sex offenders to provide notice, to each institution of higher education in the State in which the person is employed, carries out a vocation, or is a student. The Act also requires that State procedures ensure this registration information is promptly made available to law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction where the institution of higher education is located and entered into appropriate State records or data systems. State procedures are outlined in Article 62.051 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. In compliance with State and federal law, information about registered sex offenders may be obtained through the Texas Department of Publ ic Safety Sex Offender Database: https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/SexOffenderRegistry . Section 3.25 Pregnancy and Parenting Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, harassment based on sex, including harassment because of pregnancy or related conditions, is prohibited. A pregnant/parenting