,i #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ibjc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #h1 #bjbf,ms4 ,/efanik 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,gill57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce ,a ,,bill ,to increase ! transp>5cy ( colleges & univ]sities 9 c>ry+ out _! civil rights responsibilities1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t ,protection & ,univ]sity ,acc\ntability ,act4 #b4 ,compliance & transp>5cy relat$ to title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7a7 ,program p>ticipation agreem5t requirem5t ,section #dhg ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7i7 & 7j7 z subsections 7j7 & 7k71 respectively2 7#b7 9 subsection 7a71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 7#cj7 ,! in/itution w comply ) ! provisions ( subsection 7i7 & provide to ! ,secret>y an annual atte/ation ( su* compliance4 2 & 7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7h7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 7i7 ,compliance & transp>5cy relat$ to compla9ts "u title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#a7 ,compliance & transp>5cy ,) respect to compla9ts receiv$ by an in/itution relat$ to alleg$ violations ( title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 ! in/itution %all take ! foll[+ actions3 7,a7 ,h 9 effect inve/igative processes relat$ to su* compla9ts1 :i* %all include ea* ( ! elem5ts li/$ 9 clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7vi7 ( subp>agraph 7,b71 & make publicly available 7includ+ on ! website ( ! in/itution71 & widely di/ribute to /ud5ts & _! families 7includ+ 9 /ud5t ori5tation mat]ials71 a description ( su* inve/igative processes4 7,b7 ,include 9 ! inve/igative processes describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 at lea/ ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! processes & factors us$ to det]m9e :e!r su* compla9ts w be inve/igat$ by ! in/itution & h[ ! outcome ( an inve/igation w be det]m9$4 7ii7 ,a designation ( at lea/ "o employee to coord9ate its ef=ts to comply ) title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 includ+ any inve/igation ( su* compla9ts4 7iii7 ,a proc$ure to ensure t1 = ea* su* compla9t receiv$ by ! in/itution1 ! compla9ant w receive f ! in/itution-- 7,i7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] receipt ( su* compla9t-- 7aa7 notification ( ! receipt ( ! compla9t2 7bb7 notification ( :e!r or n an inve/igation has be5 op5$ 9 response to ! compla9t2 7cc7 9 ! case t an inve/igation is n op5$ 9 response to ! compla9t1 an explanation ( :y an inve/igation 0 n op5$1 includ+ a summ>y ( ! in=mation t 0 us$ to det]m9e t an inve/igation %\ld n be op5$2 & 7dd7 9 ! case t an inve/igation is op5$1 notification t an inve/igation ( ! compla9t w be c>ri$ out & t ! compla9ant w be notifi$ ( ! outcome ( ! inve/igation2 & 7,,ii7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] an outcome ( an inve/igation is rea*$1 notification ( ! outcome ( ! inve/igation1 includ+ an explanation ( h[ ! outcome 0 rea*$1 & any rem$ial actions tak5 9 response to ! compla9t4 7iv7 ,a sy/em = keep+ & ma9ta9+ records ( su* compla9ts1 includ+ ! det]m9ation & reason+ = :e!r or n an inve/igation into a compla9t 0 op5$ by ! in/itution1 notifications to & communications ) ! compla9ant &1 if applicable1 ! respond5t1 a record ( ! inve/igation 7includ+ ! outcome !re(71 & a record ( any rem$ial actions tak5 9 response to ! compla9t4 7v7 ,! contact in=mation & necess>y /eps = report+ su* compla9ts to ! in/itution4 7vi7 ,! contact in=mation & necess>y /eps = report+ a compla9t relat$ to an alleg$ violation ( title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 to ! ,(fice = ,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education1 includ+ ! hyp]l9k to ! electronic compla9t =m ( ! ,(fice = ,civil ,rights = an alleg$ violation ( su* title2 & 7,c7 ,) respect to public aw>5ess campaign mat]ials creat$ & di/ribut$ by ! ,(fice = ,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education relat+ to protections = individuals "u title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 display & publi% su* mat]ials1 z applicable-- 7i7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] su* mat]ials are di/ribut$2 7ii7 = n less ?an #a ye> or until new su* mat]ials are di/ribut$1 :i*ev] is lat]2 7iii7 9 high traffic1 public places on ! campus ( ! in/itution2 & 7iv7 on a publicly available website ( ! in/itution4 7#b7 ,en=cem5t ,an in/itution ( high] education t fails to comply ) ! provisions ( subsection 7a77#cj7 = two consecutive aw>d ye>s %all be ineligible to p>ticipate 9 ! programs au?oriz$ by ?is title = a p]iod ( n less ?an ! fir/ two subsequ5t aw>d ye>s4 ,to rega9 eligibility to p>ticipate 9 ! programs au?oriz$ by ?is title1 an in/itution ( high] education %all demon/rate compliance ) p>agraph 7#a7 prior to ! completion ( ! p]iod dur+ :i* ! in/itution is ineligible due to failure to comply ) su* p>agraph4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all take effect on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ aw>d ye> 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #dha ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh77 beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 #c4 ,(fice = ,civil ,rights requirem5ts 7a7 ,congressional brief+s 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ #b ye>s aft] su* date ( enactm5t1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education 7or ! designee ( su* ,assi/ant ,secret>y7 %all provide a brief+1 on a bimon?ly basis1 to ! au?oriz+ committees ab\t compla9ts alleg+ discrim9ation on ! basis ( race1 color1 or national orig9 9 violation ( title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 t h be5 receiv$ by ! ,(fice = ,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education 9 ! prec$+ mon?-- 7,a7 9 a mann] t-- 7i7 protects p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation2 & 7ii7 disaggregates in=mation by ! basis ( su* alleg$ discrim9ation 7includ+ %>$ ance/ry72 & 7,b7 t includes-- 7i7 ! numb] ( su* compla9ts2 7ii7 a description (-- 7,i7 h[ ! ,(fice has address$ or plans to address su* compla9ts2 & 7,,ii7 ! inve/igations be+ c>ri$ out 9 response to su* compla9ts1 z applicable2 & 7iii7 data ab\t ! l5g? ( su* inve/igations4 7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #dh h\rs prior to ea* brief+ requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education 7or ! designee ( su* ,assi/ant ,secret>y7 %all submit to ! au?oriz+ committees a writt5 report t conta9s ! in=mation t w be pres5t$ at su* brief+ & t complies ) ! requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a77;,a74 7#c7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,au?oriz+ committees ,! t]m au?oriz+ committees means ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4 7,b7 ,(fice ,! t]m ,(fice means ! ,(fice = ,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education4 7b7 ,,ocr process re=ms 7#a7 ,dismissals ,! ,(fice may n close or dismiss any compla9t reg>d+ discrim9ation on ! basis ( race1 color1 or national orig9 9 violation ( title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 due to ! fil+ ( a compla9t involv+ ! same allegations aga9/ ! same recipi5t-- 7,a7 by an individual o!r ?an ! compla9ant ) ano!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local ag5cy1 a c\rt1 or ! recipi5t1 unless ! ,(fice det]m9es t-- 7i7 a c\rt has c]tifi$ a class action ) respect to ! alleg$ violation ( su* o!r individual's compla9t2 7ii7 su* o!r individual is a memb] ( su* class2 & 7iii7 ! compla9ant is a memb] ( su* class2 or 7,b7 by ! compla9ant ) ano!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local ag5cy1 a c\rt1 or ! recipi5t4 7#b7 ,inve/igations ,! ,(fice may n delay an inve/igation ( a compla9t due to ! fil+ ( a compla9t involv+ ! same allegations aga9/ ! same recipi5t ) ano!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local ag5cy or ! recipi5t4 7#c7 ,recipi5t def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m recipi5t means an in/itution ( high] education 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb77 t receives funds "u an applicable program 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #djj ( ! ,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abba774