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Educational institutions are anxiously awaiting the U.S. Department of Education’s issuance of the amended final Title IX regulations. The deadline for releasing the new regulations has been pushed back several times...more
In this post, we continue our recap of recent Title IX-related news that you might have missed and noteworthy items to keep an eye on in 2023. Below, we cover recent federal government actions and proposals to bolster...more
As we’re nearing the end of the calendar year, many of you may be wondering where things stand with the Biden Administration’s proposed Title IX regulations. As we previously reported on this blog, the proposed Title IX rule...more
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), on June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued its anticipated proposed rule to amend Title IX’s implementing...more
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that it intends to amend the current Title IX regulations that were instituted under the Trump administration in May of 2020. The Department’s...more
As we discussed in a previous alert, the Biden administration recently released its proposed Title IX regulations. Today, the administration published the proposed regulations in the Federal Register, beginning the 60-day...more
You may have noticed while skimming through the new Title IX proposed regulations that there are now seemingly two grievance procedures to address Title IX complaints instead of one. You’ll recall that the current 2020...more
The Department of Education marked the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX, the landmark civil rights law prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities, by releasing its highly anticipated...more
On June 23, 2022, the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, the Department of Education (DOE) released proposed major changes to the current Title IX regulations made effective in August 2020. The proposed revisions...more
On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education released draft revisions to Title IX’s regulations. The draft regulations and supporting commentary are approximately 700 pages long and will take some...more
Yesterday, the Biden administration released its highly anticipated proposed Title IX regulations on the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. The Department also released a fact sheet on the draft rule as well as the...more
THE VAWA HAS SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR COLLEGE CAMPUSES - On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (the “VAWA”) into law. The VAWA, considered to be the most...more
Today, Monday, March 28, President Joe Biden unveiled his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request, the second of his presidency. The $5.7 trillion proposal calls for $1.7 trillion in discretionary spending and $3.7 trillion in...more
We recently launched a multi-part series where we are providing a refresher on the key players on the Title IX team under the current 2020 regulations. While we wait for the Biden administration to release their proposed...more
In December, the Biden Administration announced that it plans to release new Title IX draft rules to the public by April 2022. Last week, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided an update on the...more
Congress recently passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, and it is expected to be signed into law by the President. The Bill allows employees who previously entered into...more
President Biden is expected to sign into law legislation that prohibits forced arbitration for sex harassment or sex assault claims and creates new considerations for employers who have used such agreements to mitigate...more
As a presidential candidate, now-President Biden promised that he would put a “quick end” to the Trump administration’s 2020 Title IX rules. Aiming to keep that promise, the Department of Education announced its intention to...more
[Warning: This article does not reference viruses, vaccines, or mask-wearing.] The education world is in a state of flux, legally speaking. Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will further opine on the extent to which the...more
Less than three months into the new administration, President Biden has made clear that education and equality will be focal points of his presidency. While Title IX regulations were revised just last year, the Biden...more
Last month, the president signed Executive Order 14021, directing the Department of Education (DOE) to review the Trump administration’s controversial Title IX regulations and provide findings within 100 days. As we noted in...more
On March 8, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order indicating it is the policy of the Biden administration “that all students should be guaranteed an educational environment free of from discrimination on the basis...more
Less than 50 days into his presidency, President Biden signed an executive order on March 8, 2021, directing the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to conduct a review of the controversial Title IX regulations (the Rules)...more
Summary - President Biden issued a new Executive Order on “Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.” The Executive Order—which...more
During the presidential campaign, President Biden indicated that he would revive Obama-era guidance to schools on how to investigate sexual harassment and assault under Title IX, including the 2011 “Dear Colleague Letter”...more