Dear Educators and Stakeholders:
As a reminder, the Department’s Title IX Final Rule (Rule) becomes effective this Friday, August 14, 2020. Over the past several months, the Department has worked to ensure that schools have the tools and resources necessary to successfully implement the Rule. The Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a number of resources including a series of Title IX webinars, blog posts, and technical assistance documents.
An unofficial copy of the Rule, and the Department’s commentary about the Rule, can be viewed; page references to the Rule or Preamble are to that version of the Rule and commentary found at that link. View the Official Version of the Rule.
Title IX Technical Assistance:
- Fact Sheet: Final Title IX Regulations
- S. Department of Education Title IX Final Rule Overview
- Summary of Major Provisions of the Title IX Final Rule and Comparison to the NPRM
Title IX Webinars:
- The First Amendment and Title IX: An OCR Short Webinar
- OCR Short Webinar on How to Report Sexual Harassment under Title IX
- Conducting and Adjudicating Title IX Hearings: An OCR Training Webinar
- OCR Webinar on Due Process Protections under the New Title IX Regulations
- OCR Webinar on New Title IX Protections Against Sexual Assault
- OCR Webinar: Title IX Regulations Addressing Sexual Harassment
- OCR Short Webinar on Sexual Violence in Public Schools
Title IX Blog Entries:
- August 14, 2020 Effective Date and Retroactivity
- Live Hearings, Excluding Reliance on a Party’s Statements, and Verbal Conduct
- The Requirement to Update School Websites with Important Title IX Information
- Introduction to the Title IX Final Rule
Sincerely,
Kimberly Richey
Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights