Title 17. Education

Chapter 26. Colleges and Universities

Part XII. Campus Accountability and Safety

17:3399.14       Coordination with local law enforcement

A. On or before January 1, 2022, each institution and law enforcement and criminal justice agency located within the parish of the campus of the institution, including the campus police department, if any, the local district attorney’s office, and any law enforcement agency with criminal jurisdiction over the campus, shall enter into and maintain a written memorandum of understanding to clearly delineate responsibilities and share information in accordance with applicable federal and state confidentiality laws, including but not limited to trends about power-based violence committed by or against students of the institution. 

B. Each memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to this Part shall include: 

(1) Delineation and sharing protocols of investigative responsibilities. 

(2) Protocols for investigations, including standards for notification and communication and measures to promote evidence preservation. 

(3) Agreed-upon training and requirements for the parties to the memorandum of understanding on issues related to power-based violence for the purpose of sharing information and coordinating training to the extent possible. 

(4) A method of sharing general information about power-based violence occurring within the jurisdiction of the parties to the memorandum of understanding in order to improve campus safety. 

(5) A requirement that the local law enforcement agency include information on its police report regarding the status of the alleged victim as a student at an institution. 

C. Each memorandum of understanding shall be signed by all parties to the memorandum. 

D. The head of any law enforcement or criminal justice agency located within the parish of the campus of the institution shall execute a memorandum of understanding proposed by an institution within the law enforcement agency’s criminal jurisdiction within thirty days of receipt of the proposal. 

E. Each executed memorandum of understanding shall be reviewed annually by each institution’s chancellor, Title IX coordinator, and the executive officer of the criminal justice agency and shall be revised as considered necessary. 

F. Nothing in this Part or any memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to this Section shall be construed as prohibiting a victim or responsible employee from making a complaint to both the institution and a law enforcement agency. 

Acts 2021, No. 439, § 2 and  Acts 2021, No. 472, § 2, eff. June 29, 2021. Amended by Acts 2023, No. 211, § 1, eff. June 8, 2023.