Higher Education Act (1965)
10 July 2006(as amended by the Educational
Amendments of 1972, Title IX), 20 U.S.C. §§1681-1686
Coverage and Prohibition: The Act prohibits sex discrimination with respect to employees as well as students by any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Enforcement: The Act is enforced by the individual agencies granting federal financial assistance. Private plaintiffs may bring suit under the Act.
Remedies: For private plaintiffs, back pay and reinstatement or nondiscriminatory placement are among the remedies permitted by the Act. Agency enforcement action may lead to the termination of funding.
Related Regulations:
Department of Education: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, 34 C.F.R. Part 106.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Procedures for Complaints of Employment Discrimination Filed Against Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance, 29 C.F.R. Part 1691.
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