Executive Order 12250
Coordination of Grant-Related Civil Rights Statutes
Overview of Executive Order 12250 |
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In
1979, the President Carter signed Executive Order 12250, which provided for the consistent
and effective implementation of various laws prohibiting discriminatory practices on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion in programs and
activities receiving federal financial assistance. The responsibility for
implementing this Executive Order was placed with the Attorney General. This
responsibility, except for the authority to approve regulations, was redelegated to the
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. The Coordination and Review Section
carries out this responsibility on a day to day basis. Congress has enacted numerous statutes prohibiting
discrimination against certain classes of people by recipients of Federal financial
assistance. Several of these statutes apply to a broad spectrum of recipients, and
are called cross-cutting grant-related civil rights statutes. Many other statutes
apply only to recipients of specific federal agencies, and are called program-specific
grant-related civil rights statutes.
Listed on this website are many of these cross-cutting and program-specific grant-related statutes imposing civil rights
obligations on recipients, along with explanations of the programs covered and the
responsible federal agency. Also listed here are manuals, guidance, regulations,
brochures, and other information released by the U.S. Department of Justice related to
these civil rights statutes. |
Cross-Cutting Laws, Regulations, and Materials |
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- Executive Order 12250
(HTML)
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 (race, color, and national origin)
- Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972(sex)
- Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (disability) (Disability Rights Section
homepage)
- Age
Discrimination Act of 1975 (age) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights homepage)
- DOJ's Guidelines for the Coordination of Enforcement of
Non-Discrimination in Federally Assisted Programs
(28 C.F.R. § 42.401 et seq.) (HTML or PDF)
- Procedures for Complaints of Employment Discrimination Filed
Against Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance
(29 C.F.R. § 1691.1 et seq.) (Text or PDF) (Note: at this time, the preamble is not included)
- Rulemaking actions to incorporate the Civil Rights Restoration
Act's definitions of "program or activity" and "program"
into regulations implementing Title VI, Section 504, and the Age
Discrimination Act:
- Twenty-two agencies' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published
December 6, 2000 (65 FR 76460) (HTML or PDF)
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Twenty-two agencies' Final Rule, published August 26, 2003 (68 FR
51332) (HTML or
PDF)
- Department of Education's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(also includes amendments to Title IX regulations),
published May 5, 2000 (65 FR 26464) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Education's Final Rule
(also includes amendments to Title IX regulations), published November 13,
2000 (65 FR 68049) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Health and Human Services' Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (also includes amendments to Title IX
regulations), published October 26, 2000 (65 FR 64194) (HTML
or PDF)
- Policy Guidance Document: Enforcement of Title VI and
Related Statutes in Block Grant-Type Programs (HTML or PDF)
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Agency-Specific Laws, Regulations, and Materials |
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Publications |
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Coordination and Review Section |
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