What “Programs or Activities” are covered by Title VI?
To ensure the broad, institution wide application of Title VI and other civil rights statutes Congress passed The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. This act clarifies the definition of “programs and activities” covered by the nondiscrimination provisions of civil rights statutes. The revised definition states that discrimination is prohibited throughout an entire agency or institution, if any part of that agency or institution receives Federal financial assistance. Examples: (1)(A) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government; or (B) the entity of such State or local government that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other state or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a state or local government; (2)(A) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of education; or system of vocational education, or ot
Related Questions
- If a recipient is covered by a state or local "English-only" law, must it still comply with the Title VI obligation and agency guidance interpreting that obligation?
- How does a Local Public Agency (LPA) make the public aware that it is covered by Title VI?
- What are some of program and activities are covered by Title VI?
