H.R. 5936 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5936 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 12, 2023 Mr. Aguilar (for himself, Mrs. González-Colón, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Gomez, and Ms. Meng) introduced the following bill October 25, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require institutions of higher education to designate at least one employee to coordinate compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Students’ Civil Rights Act. 2. Compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) The institution will— (A) designate at least one employee to coordinate compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), including any investigation of any complaint alleging— (i) noncompliance with such title; and (ii) any actions prohibited by such title; (B) annually submit a report to the Secretary that includes all complaints described in subparagraph (A) with respect to such institution; (C) make the report under subparagraph (B) publicly available on the internet website of the institution; and (D) notify students and employees of— (i) the name, office address, and telephone number of each employee designated under subparagraph (A); (ii) the report under subparagraph (B); (iii) the enforcement policies of the institution with respect to such title; and (iv) the procedure for reporting and investigating complaints under such title. .