Aims to enhance transparency in colleges and universities regarding their civil rights responsibilities.
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions to provide annual attestations of compliance with civil rights laws.
Mandates institutions to publicly share and distribute information about their investigative processes for complaints related to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Requires institutions to designate an employee to coordinate compliance efforts and investigations related to Title VI.
Institutions must notify complainants about the status and outcomes of their complaints, including reasons for any decisions made.
Establishes a record-keeping system for complaints, investigations, and remedial actions taken.
Requires institutions to display public awareness materials related to Title VI protections.
Institutions failing to comply for two consecutive award years will lose eligibility for federal programs for at least two years.
The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights must provide monthly briefings to Congress on discrimination complaints and investigations.
The Office for Civil Rights is prohibited from dismissing complaints based on overlapping allegations filed elsewhere.
Investigations by the Office for Civil Rights cannot be delayed due to other complaints filed with different agencies.