Serious misconduct also includes any equivalent violation as defined under Title IX or related law, as well as any other felony or misdemeanor considered equivalent to any of the acts listed above in any jurisdiction where a current or prospective student-athlete was convicted or pleaded guilty or no-contest.

PROCEDURES:

All student-athletes, including those who are prospective and/or transfer student-athletes, shall complete the Title IX and Serious Misconduct Student Athlete Disclosure Form (Disclosure Form) before an official position on an athletic team or a financial aid agreement is offered to him or her. Current student-athletes must complete the Disclosure Form annually. Student-athletes shall answer the Disclosure Form truthfully, accurately, and completely. If it's determined that a student-athlete was untruthful or inaccurate when he or she completed the Disclosure Form, he or she shall be reviewed and may be subject to discipline up to and including a finding of ineligibility to participate in KSU athletic programs.

The Disclosure Form is appended to this Policy.

Mandatory Student-Athlete Disclosure

On an annual basis, all current student-athletes must complete the Disclosure Form. Student-athletes must complete the form truthfully, accurately, and completely, to the best of his or her knowledge.

All prospective student-athletes will receive the Disclosure Form from the Department of Athletics or the coaching staff that is recruiting the prospect. The Disclosure Form shall be completed and turned into the Department of Athletics for review before an official position on an athletics team or a financial aid agreement is offered.

Prospective and/or transfer student-athletes will have to complete the Disclosure Form prior to an offer of a grant-in-aid or offer of a walk-on position on a team, whichever comes first. Prospective and/or transfer student-athletes must also fill out a Title IX & Serious Misconduct Consent Form (Consent Form), which gives KSU written permission to contact the student-athlete's former institution for the purpose of completing an inquiry relating to whether the student-athlete was a respondent in a Title IX case and whether he or she was found responsible. If the prospective and/or transfer student-athlete attended more than one prior institution, he or she must give KSU written permission to contact all prior institutions.

The Consent Form is appended to this Policy.

Specifically, student-athletes must disclose the following:

• Whether they have ever been disciplined through a Title IX or similar campus proceeding for sexual violence, interpersonal violence, or any other act of violence. “Discipline” includes, but is not limited to, sanctions, suspensions, expulsions, and remedies resulting from informal resolutions.
• Whether they have been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no-contest to, any crime of sexual violence, interpersonal violence, or any other act of violence.
• Whether a Title IX proceeding was incomplete or pending when they transferred.