Civil Rights Operating Requirements

The Equal Opportunity Staff (EOS) ensures that state employees who implement programs funded by CSREES are aware of employment opportunities and decisions, and that citizens served by these programs have equal access to all program services. The following are Civil Rights policy statements, laws, and departmental regulations that apply to state land-grant universities.

Civil Rights Policy Statements

• USDA Civil Rights Policy—Secretary Johanns
• CSREES Civil Rights Policy

Civil Rights Laws, Authorities, and Regulations

• Civil 11/08/20074 Title VI
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII
• Civil Rights Act of 1991
• Title XI, Education Amendments of 1972
• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Title I and V
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Age Discrimination Act of 1967

Civil Rights Agencies and Programs

• USDA Civil Rights
• Secretary's Diversity Advisory Council
• U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy

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Last Updated: 11/08/2007