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Board accepts power-based violence report; staff recommends treating AI deepfakes as reportable misconduct
Summary
The Board accepted a Power Based Violence Review Panel report documenting training and complaint totals across public postsecondary systems and recommended statutory clarity, training updates and considering AI-generated sexualized deepfakes as part of power-based violence reporting. Staff reported 119 formal complaints in the past year and 18 responsible findings.
The Board of Regents accepted the Power Based Violence Review Panel's annual update, which compiles reporting and training metrics collected from the state's public postsecondary systems and proposes legislative and policy steps to strengthen campus safety and Title IX processes.
Golden Phillips summarized the roll-up of October 2024–September 2025 data: the systems reported 119 formal complaints, with 18 responsible findings, 16 formal resolutions and 14 complainants who withdrew. She also said designated confidential advisers across the systems are trained at 100% and that roughly 34,359 employees had completed required training at a reported completion rate around 94%.
The panel recommended updating training, clarifying statutory alignment, strengthening reporting and considering new statutory language to address harms created by AI technologies. Phillips described a legislative proposal by Sen. Regina Barrow to treat AI-generated sexualized images as a form of power-based violence so students could seek remedy through title-IX processes if appropriate.
Senior staff recommended acceptance of the report and the board voted to approve it. Members discussed next steps including working with the Attorney General's office and the governor's staff on training and statutory language, and improving student awareness and supports for the reporting process.
