New Mexico 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 10 — ANTI-HAZING ACT

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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 10 clarifies the definition of hazing by emphasizing that it includes any intentional actions that pose a greater risk of injury or harm to students, regardless of their willingness to participate. The new language specifically mentions the involvement of organizations, athletic teams, and student governments, highlighting the various contexts in which hazing can occur. This is important because it broadens the scope of protection for students and establishes clear standards for identifying and addressing hazing activities in educational institutions.

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SENATE BILL 10 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Harold Pope and Pamelya Herndon 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO HAZING;
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 10 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 4 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO HAZING;
"Employee" .229562.3 does not include a person employed as medical staff or with an affiliated organization, entity or extension of a post- secondary educational institution unless the employee has a supervisory role or position of authority over students;
"Employee" .230145.2 SEC/SB 10 does not include a person employed as medical staff or with an affiliated organization, entity or extension of a post- secondary educational institution unless the employee has a supervisory role or position of authority over students;
Hazing consists of any act committed as part of a person's recruitment, initiation, pledging, admission into or affiliation with a student organization, athletic team or living group or any pastime or amusement engaged in with respect to such an organization, athletic team or living group that causes, or is likely to cause, bodily danger or physical harm or serious psychological or emotional harm to a student or e t 17 other person attending a public or private school or a w l n d 18 public or private post-secondary educational institution, = = 19 a l including causing, directing, coercing or forcing a person to i a e r 20 consume any food, liquid, alcohol, drug or other substance that a t m m 21 subjects the person to risk of such harm, regardless of the d r e 22 person's willingness to participate.
Hazing consists of any intentional, knowing or reckless act committed by a person, whether individually or in concert with other persons, against a student, regardless of that student's willingness to participate, that:
Hazing does not include c e s k 23 customary athletic events or other similar contests or e a n b 24 competitions, practice, training, conditioning and eligibility u [ requirements for customary athletic events, including .229562.3 - 2 - intramural or club sports and national collegiate athletic association athletics or other similar contests or competitions.
(1) was committed in connection with an initiation into, an affiliation with or the maintenance of membership in an organization, including a club, a society, an e t 17 association, an athletic team, a fraternity, a sorority or w l n d 18 student government;
However, gratuitous hazing activities occurring as part of such customary athletic event or contest are prohibited.
and = = 19 (2) causes or is likely to contribute to a a l i a e r 20 substantial risk above the reasonable risk encountered in the a t m m 21 course of participation in the public or private post-secondary d r e 22 educational institution or the organization, including the c e s k 23 physical training necessary for participation in an athletic e a n b 24 team, of physical injury, mental harm or degradation.
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u [ B.
No student or other person in attendance at a public or private school or a public or private post-secondary educational institution may intentionally haze another.
No student or other person in attendance at a .230145.2 - 2 - SEC/SB 10 public or private post-secondary educational institution may intentionally haze another.
If the student organization, association or student living group is a corporation, whether for-profit or nonprofit, the individual directors of the corporation may be held individually liable e t 17 for damages.
If the student organization, association or student living group is a corporation, whether for-profit or nonprofit, the individual directors of the corporation may be held individually liable for damages.
w l n d 18 E.
E.
A person who participates in the hazing of = = 19 a l another shall forfeit any entitlement to state-funded grants, i a e r 20 scholarships or awards for a period of time determined by the a t m m 21 public or private school or the public or private post- d r e 22 secondary educational institution.
A person who participates in the hazing of another shall forfeit any entitlement to state-funded grants, scholarships or awards for a period of time determined by the public or private post-secondary educational institution.
c e s k 23 F.
F.
Any organization, association or student living e a n b 24 group that knowingly permits hazing to be conducted by its u [ members or by others subject to its direction or control shall .229562.3 - 3 - forfeit any official recognition or approval granted by a public or private school or a public or private post-secondary educational institution.
Any organization, association or student living e t 17 group that knowingly permits hazing to be conducted by its w l n d 18 members or by others subject to its direction or control shall = = 19 forfeit any official recognition or approval granted by the a l i a e r 20 public or private post-secondary educational institution.
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a t m m 21 G.
Failure to report hazing consists of an administrator, a faculty member, a coach, an employee, an independent contractor performing or overseeing school functions or a volunteer of a student organization of a public or private school or a public or private post-secondary educational institution who knows or reasonably should know of hazing conduct or activity described in the Anti-Hazing Act and fails to report the incident to a law enforcement agency.
Failure to report hazing consists of an d r e 22 administrator, a faculty member, a coach, an employee, an c e s k 23 independent contractor performing or overseeing school e a n b 24 functions or a volunteer of a student organization of a public u [ or private post-secondary educational institution who knows or .230145.2 - 3 - SEC/SB 10 reasonably should know of hazing conduct or activity described in the Anti-Hazing Act and fails to report the incident to a law enforcement agency.
e t 17 SECTION 4.
SECTION 4.
[NEW MATERIAL] REQUIREMENT FOR CODE OF CONDUCT w l n d 18 AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION-- = = 19 a l HAZING PREVENTION COMMITTEE.-- i a e r 20 A.
[NEW MATERIAL] REQUIREMENT FOR CODE OF CONDUCT AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION-- HAZING PREVENTION COMMITTEE.-- A.
A public or private post-secondary educational a t m m 21 institution shall prohibit in its code of conduct hazing off- d r e 22 and on-campus.
A public or private post-secondary educational institution shall prohibit in its code of conduct hazing off- and on-campus.
c e s k 23 B.
B.
Beginning with the 2025 fall academic term, a e a n b 24 public or private post-secondary educational institution shall u [ provide students with an educational program on hazing and the .229562.3 - 4 - dangers of and prohibition on hazing that shall include information regarding hazing awareness, prevention, intervention and the institution's policy on hazing.
Beginning with the 2025 fall academic term, a public or private post-secondary educational institution shall e t 17 provide students with an educational program on hazing and the w l n d 18 dangers of and prohibition on hazing that shall include = = 19 information regarding hazing awareness, prevention, a l i a e r 20 intervention and the institution's policy on hazing.
The educational program may be offered in person or electronically.
The a t m m 21 educational program may be offered in person or electronically.
The institution shall incorporate the educational program as part of new student orientation sessions.
d r e 22 The institution shall incorporate the educational program as c e s k 23 part of new student orientation sessions.
The educational program shall be posted on the institution's public website for parents, legal guardians and volunteers to view.
The educational e a n b 24 program shall be posted on the institution's public website for u [ parents, legal guardians and volunteers to view.
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.230145.2 - 4 - SEC/SB 10 C.
The committee shall e t 17 have a minimum of six members, including a designated chair w l n d 18 appointed by the president of the institution.
The committee shall have a minimum of six members, including a designated chair appointed by the president of the institution.
Fifty percent = = 19 a l of the committee members shall include students currently i a e r 20 attending the public or private post-secondary educational a t m m 21 institution, and at least one position shall be filled by a d r e 22 student from a student organization, athletic team or living c e s k 23 group.
Fifty percent of the committee members shall include students currently attending the public or private post-secondary educational institution, and at least one position shall be filled by a student from a student organization, athletic team or living group.
The other fifty percent of the committee members shall e a n b 24 include at least one faculty or staff member and one parent or u [ legal guardian of a student currently enrolled at the .229562.3 - 5 - institution.
The other fifty percent of the committee members shall include at least one faculty or staff member and one parent or e t 17 legal guardian of a student currently enrolled at the w l n d 18 institution.
Student input shall be considered for committee membership.
Student input shall be considered for committee = = 19 membership.
A student who is a member of a student organization, athletic team or living group that was affiliated with a finding of a hazing violation within the last twelve months may not participate in or be a member of the hazing prevention committee.
A student who is a member of a student a l i a e r 20 organization, athletic team or living group that was affiliated a t m m 21 with a finding of a hazing violation within the last twelve d r e 22 months may not participate in or be a member of the hazing c e s k 23 prevention committee.
SECTION 5.
e a n b 24 SECTION 5.
[NEW MATERIAL] REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT.-- A.
[NEW MATERIAL] REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL u [ REPORT.-- .230145.2 - 5 - SEC/SB 10 A.
e t 17 B.
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w l n d 18 (1) the name of the student organization, = = 19 a l athletic team or living group;
(1) the name of the organization that the violation that resulted in a formal finding of guilt, responsibility or culpability was committed in connection with;
i a e r 20 (2) the date the investigation was initiated;
(2) a general description of the violation that resulted in a formal finding of guilt, responsibility or culpability, the charges, the findings of the public or private post-secondary educational institution and the sanctions placed e t 17 on the organization;
a t m m 21 (3) the date on which the investigation ended d r e 22 with a finding that a violation occurred;
and w l n d 18 (3) the date on which the:
c e s k 23 (4) a description of the incident or e a n b 24 incidents, including the date of the initial violation and the u [ violations, findings and sanctions placed on the student .229562.3 - 6 - organization, athletic team or living group;
= = 19 (a) incident was alleged to have a l i a e r 20 occurred;
(5) the details of the sanction or sanctions imposed, including the beginning and end dates of the sanction or sanctions;
a t m m 21 (b) violation that resulted in a formal d r e 22 finding of guilt, responsibility or culpability was charged;
and (6) the date the student organization, athletic team or living group was charged with a violation.
c e s k 23 (c) investigation was initiated;
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and e a n b 24 (d) investigation ended with a finding u [ that a violation occurred.
.230145.2 - 6 - SEC/SB 10 C.
A public or private post-secondary educational institution shall make reports maintained pursuant to this e t 17 section available on the institution's website in a prominent w l n d 18 location that is clearly labeled and easily accessible.
A public or private post-secondary educational institution shall make reports maintained pursuant to this section available on the institution's website in a prominent location that is clearly labeled and easily accessible.
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A public or private post-secondary educational i a e r 20 institution shall maintain reports as they are updated for five a t m m 21 years and shall post them on the institution's website at least d r e 22 forty-five calendar days before the start of each fall academic c e s k 23 term and at least ten days before the start of all other e a n b 24 academic terms." u [ SECTION 6.
A public or private post-secondary educational institution shall maintain reports as they are updated for five years and shall post them on the institution's website at least forty-five calendar days before the start of each fall academic e t 17 term and at least ten days before the start of all other w l n d 18 academic terms." = = 19 SECTION 6.
[NEW MATERIAL] REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE HAZING .229562.3 - 7 - PREVENTION EDUCATION.-- A.
[NEW MATERIAL] REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE HAZING a l i a e r 20 PREVENTION EDUCATION.-- a t m m 21 A.
Beginning in the 2025 fall academic term, a public or private post-secondary educational institution shall provide hazing prevention education on the signs and dangers of hazing as well as the institution's prohibition on hazing to employees, including student employees, either in person or electronically.
Beginning in the 2025 fall academic term, a d r e 22 public or private post-secondary educational institution shall c e s k 23 provide hazing prevention education on the signs and dangers of e a n b 24 hazing as well as the institution's prohibition on hazing to u [ employees, including student employees, either in person or .230145.2 - 7 - SEC/SB 10 electronically.
If, as a result of observations or information received in the course of employment or volunteer service, any employee, including a student employee or volunteer at a public or private post-secondary educational institution, has reasonable cause to believe that hazing has occurred, the employee or volunteer shall report the incident, or cause a report to be made, to a designated authority at the e t 17 institution.
If, as a result of observations or information received in the course of employment or volunteer service, any employee, including a student employee or volunteer at a public or private post-secondary educational institution, has reasonable cause to believe that hazing has occurred, the employee or volunteer shall report the incident, or cause a report to be made, to a designated authority at the institution.
The employee or volunteer shall make the report w l n d 18 at the first opportunity to do so.
The employee or volunteer shall make the report at the first opportunity to do so.
= = 19 a l C.
C.
A person who witnesses hazing or has reasonable i a e r 20 cause to believe hazing has occurred or will occur and makes a a t m m 21 report in good faith may not be sanctioned or punished for the d r e 22 violation of hazing unless the person is directly engaged in c e s k 23 the planning, directing or act of hazing reported.
A person who witnesses hazing or has reasonable cause to believe hazing has occurred or will occur and makes a report in good faith may not be sanctioned or punished for the violation of hazing unless the person is directly engaged in e t 17 the planning, directing or act of hazing reported.
e a n b 24 D.
w l n d 18 D.
Nothing in this section shall preclude a person u [ from independently reporting hazing or suspected hazing .229562.3 - 8 - activity to law enforcement.
Nothing in this section shall preclude a person = = 19 from independently reporting hazing or suspected hazing a l i a e r 20 activity to law enforcement.
SECTION 7.
a t m m 21 SECTION 7.
[NEW MATERIAL] REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL FRATERNITY AND SORORITY ORGANIZATIONS.-- A.
[NEW MATERIAL] REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL d r e 22 FRATERNITY AND SORORITY ORGANIZATIONS.-- c e s k 23 A.
Social fraternity and sorority organizations shall notify a public or private post-secondary educational institution before chartering, rechartering, opening or reopening a local chapter or operating at the public or private post-secondary educational institution.
Social fraternity and sorority organizations e a n b 24 shall notify a public or private post-secondary educational u [ institution before chartering, rechartering, opening or .230145.2 - 8 - SEC/SB 10 reopening a local chapter or operating at the public or private post-secondary educational institution.
The organization shall provide the results of such an investigation and a copy of the full findings report to the e t 17 public or private post-secondary educational institution's w l n d 18 student conduct office.
The organization shall provide the results of such an investigation and a copy of the full findings report to the public or private post-secondary educational institution's student conduct office.
= = 19 a l C.
C.
Beginning in the 2025 fall academic term, a i a e r 20 local social fraternity or sorority chapter seeking to obtain a t m m 21 or maintain registration with a public or private post- d r e 22 secondary educational institution in the state shall certify in c e s k 23 writing and provide web links to the institution showing that e a n b 24 the landing pages of all websites owned or maintained by the u [ local chapter contain a full list for the previous five years .229562.3 - 9 - of all findings of violations of anti-hazing policies, state or federal laws relating to hazing, alcohol, drugs, sexual assault or physical assault or the institution's code of conduct against the local chapter.
Beginning in the 2025 fall academic term, a local social fraternity or sorority chapter seeking to obtain or maintain registration with a public or private post- secondary educational institution in the state shall certify in e t 17 writing and provide web links to the institution showing that w l n d 18 the landing pages of all websites owned or maintained by the = = 19 local chapter contain a full list for the previous five years a l i a e r 20 of all findings of violations of anti-hazing policies, state or a t m m 21 federal laws relating to hazing, alcohol, drugs, sexual assault d r e 22 or physical assault or the institution's code of conduct c e s k 23 against the local chapter.
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e a n b 24 D.
Failure of a social fraternity or sorority organization to comply with this section shall result in automatic loss of recognition until such time that the organization comes into compliance with this section.
Failure of a social fraternity or sorority u [ organization to comply with this section shall result in .230145.2 - 9 - SEC/SB 10 automatic loss of recognition until such time that the organization comes into compliance with this section.
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