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Operating Policy and Procedure

OP 40.07: Annual Crime Reporting – Clery Act Compliance

DATE: January 28, 2026

PURPOSE: The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, part of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and as further amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (collectively known as the “Clery Act”) requires that colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs gather and report to the campus community and the federal government statistics for certain crimes that occur on or near campuses and publish policy statements concerning campus safety and security. The Clery Act also requires that such institutions have policies in place to take certain actions when circumstances prescribe that those actions are required. The Clery Act was amended in 2024 to include the Stop Campus Hazing Act (TTU System Regulation 07.19). The purpose of this Operating Policy/Procedure (OP) is to ensure that Texas Tech University is in compliance with the Clery Act.

REVIEW: This OP will be reviewed every two years after publication by the Office of Institutional Compliance, the System Office of Risk & Compliance, and the System Office of General Counsel, with substantive revisions forwarded to the university President.

POLICY/PROCEDURE

1.  Annual crime reporting and Clery Act compliance are governed by Texas Tech University System Regulation 07.05.

2.  The positions of TTU Clery Compliance Officer and Assistant Vice President for Compliance and Title IX for the TTU Main Campus and its regional campus locations are as follows:

3.  The following additional resources are available:

4.  The following outside agencies are available as additional resources:

a.    Nothing in this OP or the incorporated regulations shall limit an individual from seeking assistance or filing a complaint with an outside agency.

b.    Law Enforcement Agencies:

AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCES

• Texas Tech University System Regulation 07.05
• Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA)
• Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (previously Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act)
• Federal Higher Education Act of 1965
• Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
• Stop Campus Hazing Act

OP Categories

• 01 Chancellor
• 02 Development
• 04 Audit Services
• 10 President
• 30 Academic and Student Affairs – General
• 32 Academic Policies – Faculty
• 34 Academic Policies – Students
• 36 Academic Programs
• 40 Institutional Compliance
• 48 Communication Services
• 52 Information Technology
• 60 Environmental Health and Safety
• 61 Facilities Management
• 62 Financial and Accounting
• 63 General Services
• 64 Graduate Programs (Faculty and Students)
• 65 Research Accounting
• 66 Libraries
• 67 Mail Services
• 68 Communications and Marketing
• 69 Payroll and Tax Services
• 70 Human Resources
• 72 Purchasing, Contracting, and Payables
• 73 Data Management
• 74 Research
• 75 Research Security
• 76 Security
• 77 Student Services and Registrar
• 78 Traffic and Parking
• 79 Travel
• 80 Vehicles