(1) As used in this section, "prohibited discriminatory practice" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53H-1-504. (2) An LEA may not: (a) engage in prohibited discriminatory practices; (b) establish or maintain an office, division, employment position, or other unit of an institution established to implement, develop, plan, or promote campus policies, procedures, practices, programs, or initiatives, regarding prohibited discriminatory practices; or (c) employ or assign an employee or a third-party whose duties for an institution include coordinating, creating, developing, designing, implementing, organizing, planning, or promoting policies, programming, training, practices, activities, and procedures relating to prohibited discriminatory practices. (3) An LEA shall ensure that all students have access to programs providing student success and support, as that term is defined in Section 53H-1-504. (4) Nothing in this section limits or prohibits an LEA's authority to establish policies that are necessary to comply with state or federal law, including laws relating to prohibited discrimination or harassment. (5) If the state board identifies a reported violation of this section, the state board shall provide an update to the Education Interim Committee and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on an LEA's compliance with this section at or before the Education Interim Committee's November interim committee meeting. (6) An individual may bring a violation of this section to the state board in accordance with the process described in Section 53E-3-401.
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