Title IX Statutes & Regulations
April 13, 2023 Proposed Title IX Athletics Regulations
These proposed regulations, which were released for future publication in the Federal Register on April 6, 2023, would propose to amend the Title IX athletic regulations regarding sex-related eligibility criteria for male and female athletic teams.
June 23, 2022 Proposed Regulations
These proposed regulations, issued on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, have gone through the notice and comment process, but no final regulations have been released. While the proposed regulations are not in effect, the commentary may be interesting to understand the potential directions for future Title IX enforcement.
SUNY Materials on the 2022 Proposed Regulations
Bricker & Eckler’s Higher Ed team participated in a project to help institutions understand portions of the proposed regulations. Watch the space for the addition of new sections.
SUNY Joint Guidance Document – New Title IX Regulations
Our higher education team participated in preparing this Joint Guidance document on the new regulations, which provides helpful information broken down by section, as well as a text comparison of the proposed regulations to the new regulations.
Final Title IX Regulations: Official Version
On May 19, 2020, the Final Title IX Regulations were officially published in the Federal Register with an effective date of August 14, 2020.
Final Title IX Regulations: Unofficial Copy Issued May 6, 2020
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education released its Final Title IX Regulations, along with approximately 2,000 pages of commentary accompanying the regulations. Various resources were also issued to accompany the regulations, including a Fact Sheet, a Final Rule Overview, a Summary of Major Provisions of the Final Rule, a Comparison to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making and an hour-long Webinar on the Title IX Regulations.
Proposed Regulations, Issued November 16, 2018
These proposed Title IX regulations will go through notice and comment before final regulations are issued.
The Law – 20 U.S.C. § 1681
This is the key Title IX statute that prohibits discrimination by educational entities and allows for certain exceptions.
The Regulations
These regulations, developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, offer more specific requirements to ensure compliance with Title IX. This page has not yet been updated to integrate the new regulations, effective August 14, 2020.