Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Section 5.03 - Reporting Requirements(1)Content of Report. (a) Reports required by M.G.L. c. 269, § 19 shall include the following certifications: 1. that the institution has complied with the responsibility to inform student groups, teams or organizations of the provisions of M.G.L. c. 269, §§ 17 and 18;2. that the institution has notified each full-time student enrolled by the post secondary educational institution of the provisions of M.G.L. c. 269, §§ 17 and 18;3. that the institution has adopted a disciplinary policy with regard to the organizers and participants of hazing;4. that the institution's disciplinary policy with regard to the organizers and participants of hazing has been set forth with appropriate emphasis in the student handbook or that a similar means of communicating the institution's policies to its students has taken place.(b) Said report shall be signed by the president or chief executive officer of the public or private institution of post secondary education or his or her designee.(c) The Board may, upon request, furnish a reporting form to the public or private institution of post secondary education, or authorize alternative reporting formats including facsimile transfer, electronic mail or other formats capable of transmitting the report to the Board's designated recipient.(2)Frequency of Reports. Each public or private institution of post secondary education shall annually file its compliance report with the Commissioner of Higher Education or his or her designee on or before July 31st of each year. Said report shall cover the period July 1st through June 30th inclusive. Any public or private institution of post secondary education that requires an extension of the July 31st reporting deadline shall forward a written request for an extension to the Commissioner or his or her designee at least 30 days before July 31st which shall include justification for the extension and specify the date by which the public or private institution of post secondary education's report will be filed. No extension shall be granted beyond September 1st of the year which the report is due.(3)Notification to the Attorney General. The Board shall report to the Attorney General any public or private institution of post secondary education that fails to submit a report by July 31st of each year or by any date of extension granted by the Board.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1320, eff. 8/26/2016.