,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fecg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #be1 #bjah,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 and ,mr4 ,blumenauer7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,education to annually report on the ,federal civil rights violations of educational institutions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,education ,department ,civil ,rights ,transparency ,act4 #b4 ,report by the ,secretary of ,education ,section #bjc7;b7 of the ,department of ,education ,organization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,in addition to the requirements under paragraph 7#a71 the report required under such paragraph shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a list of each of the following3 7i7 ,each educational institution against which the ,department has received1 in the preceding year1 #a complaint alleging that the institution has violated a ,federal civil rights law4 7ii7 ,each educational institution against which the ,department has received1 in the preceding year1 more than #a such complaint4 7iii7 ,each educational institution against which the ,department has received1 in the preceding #e years1 more than #c such complaints4 7iv7 ,each educational institution that1 during the preceding year1 was under investigation by the ,department for such a complaint4 7v7 ,each educational institution against which the ,department has received1 in the preceding year1 such a complaint for which the ,department has not commenced an investigation1 and which the ,department has not dismissed4 7vi7 ,each educational institution against which the ,department has received1 in the preceding year1 such a complaint for which the ,department has dismissed without commencing an investigation4 7,b7 ,the list of educational institutions described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be disaggregated by-- 7i7 each ,federal civil rights law that the complaint alleges has been violated by each such institution2 7ii7 type of educational institution2 and 7iii7 whether the complaint filed against each such institution was processed by the ,department as a systemic or as a class-action complaint4 7,c7 ,the list of educational institutions under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7 the date on which the complaint was filed against each such institution2 and 7ii7 the status of the complaint4 7,d7 ,in addition to the requirements of subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 the list of institutions described in subparagraph 7,a77vi7 shall include-- 7i7 the procedural or administrative reason for which the complaint was dismissed1 including-- 7,i7 whether the complaint failed to allege-- 7aa7 a violation of ,federal law for which the ,department has administrative responsibility or subject matter jurisdiction2 or 7bb7 a violation against an educational institution for which the ,department has administrative responsibility or personal jurisdiction2 and 7,,ii7 whether the complainant failed to submit a consent form2 and 7,,iii7 whether the ,department offered the complainant an opportunity to correct the procedural or administrative error prior to dismissing the complaint4 7,e7 ,any resolution agreement or letter between the ,department and an educational institution against which a complaint described in paragraph 7#a7 has been filed1 which settled the ,department's investigation of such complaint4 7,f7 ,any corrective action levied or remedy obtained for the preceding year against an educational institution for a violation of ,federal civil rights law pursuant to a resolution agreement or letter1 or other findings document1 the status of such corrective actions1 and whether the ,department is considering extending such corrective actions4 7,g7 ,with respect to each complaint described in subparagraph 7,a77vi7 which the ,department dismissed because the ,department lacks the administrative responsibility1 or subject matter or personal jurisdiction1 for the ,federal law that the complaint alleges to have been violated or the educational institution against which the complaint was filed-- 7i7 a list of each such educational institution and each such ,federal law2 and 7ii7 recommendations on whether ,federal legislation is necessary for the ,department to address the complaints described in this paragraph4 7,h7 ,with respect to each educational institution against which a complaint described in subparagraph 7,a7 has been filed that the ,department investigated and found insufficient evidence to support a finding of a ,federal civil rights law violation1 a report explaining the basis for such decision4 7,i7 ,with respect to each educational institution that has had a resolution agreement or corrective action that the ,department has determined does not need to be extended1 a report on the basis for the decision and how such institution improved with respect to compliance with ,federal civil rights laws4 7,j7 ,in a case in which a decision by the ,department to not pursue a complaint or investigation relating to an alleged violation of a ,federal civil rights law was due to the resource constraints of the ,department for the preceding year1 a description of which resources the ,department needs to fully and expeditiously investigate each such complaint received by the ,department4 7,k7 ,any changes made1 in the preceding year1 to the case processing manual of the ,office for ,civil ,rights of the ,department4 7#d7 ,in paragraph 7#d73 7,a7 ,complaint 7i7 ,in general ,the term complaint means a written statement to the ,department alleging that the rights of one or more persons have been violated and requesting that the ,department take action4 7ii7 ,exclusions ,the term complaint does not include oral allegations that are not reduced to writing1 anonymous correspondence1 courtesy copies of correspondence or a complaint filed with or otherwise submitted to another person or other entity1 or inquiries that seek advice or information but do not seek action or intervention from the ,department4 7,b7 ,educational institution ,the term educational institution has the meaning given the term in section #ija7;c7 of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha7;c774 7,c7 ,federal civil rights law ,the term ,federal civil rights law includes-- 7i7 title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq472 7ii7 the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a et seq472 7iii7 the ,age ,discrimination ,act of #aige 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faja et seq472 7iv7 the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq472 7v7 the ,boy ,scouts of ,america ,equal ,access ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gije72 7vi7 the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq472 and 7vii7 any other law for which the ,office for ,civil ,rights of the ,department of ,education has administrative responsibility4 4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,secretary of ,education should protect any personally identifying information of an individual named in a complaint or other document1 which may be subject to public release under paragraph 7#c7 of section #bjc7;b7 of the ,department of ,education ,organization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;b771 as added by this ,act4