Louisiana § 17:3399.17 Public institutions of postsecondary education; power-based violence climate

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§ 17:3399.17 — Public institutions of postsecondary education; power-based violence climate

Louisiana § 17:3399.17

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La. Stat. Ann. § 17:3399.17 (2026).

Text

§3399.17. Public institutions of postsecondary education; power-based violence climate surveys A.

(1)Each institution shall administer an anonymous power-based violence climate survey to its students. If an institution administers other surveys with regard to campus safety, the power-based violence climate survey may be included as a separate component of any such survey, provided that the power-based violence component is clearly identified as such.

(2)Participation in the power-based violence climate survey shall be voluntary. No student shall be required or coerced to participate in the survey, nor shall any student face retribution or negative consequence of any kind for declining to participate.

(3)Each institution shall make every effort to maximize student participation in the sur

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§3399.17. Public institutions of postsecondary education; power-based violence climate
surveys
A.(1) Each institution shall administer an anonymous power-based violence climate
survey to its students. If an institution administers other surveys with regard to campus
safety, the power-based violence climate survey may be included as a separate component
of any such survey, provided that the power-based violence component is clearly identified
as such.
(2) Participation in the power-based violence climate survey shall be voluntary. No
student shall be required or coerced to participate in the survey, nor shall any student face
retribution or negative consequence of any kind for declining to participate.
(3) Each institution shall make every effort to maximize student participation in the
survey.
B. The Board of Regents shall:
(1) Coordinate the survey in consultation with the public postsecondary education
management boards and stakeholders in accordance with national best practices.
(2) Work with the management boards in researching and selecting the best method
of developing and administering the survey.
(3) Consult with victims' advocacy groups and student leaders who represent a
variety of student organizations and affiliations, including student government associations,
academic associations, faith-based groups, cultural groups, and fraternities and sororities,
when meeting the requirements of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
(4) Publish the survey results on the board's website and in any other location or
venue the board considers necessary or appropriate.
C. Each public postsecondary institution shall:
(1) Administer a survey during the 2022-2023 academic year and every third year
thereafter.
(2) Report survey results to the institution's board of supervisors and the Board of
Regents.
(3) Publish the survey results in a prominent, easy-to-access location on the
institution's website.
D. The Board of Regents shall submit a written report on the survey results to be
included in the power-based violence report pursuant to R.S. 17:3399.13.1(F). The report
shall summarize results from each public postsecondary education institution and the state
as a whole. The report shall be submitted to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research
Library as required by R.S. 24:771 and 772.

Legislative History

Acts 2019, No. 157, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2021, No. 439, §2, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 472, §2, eff. June 29, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 211, §1, eff. June 8, 2023.