AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TITLE IX.

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Delaware Act to Protect Students from Sex-Based Discrimination

This act updates Delaware's laws to require schools receiving federal funding to protect students, staff, and faculty from sex-based discrimination and harassment by providing clear information on Title IX policies.

What This Bill Does

• Requires schools that receive federal funding to ensure protection against sex-based discrimination and harassment for all students, staff, and faculty.
• Schools must put information about Title IX administrators on their websites so everyone knows who to contact if they have a problem.
• The website needs to explain what the Title IX administrator does, how to reach them, and the school’s policy against sex-based discrimination.
• Students need easy access to forms for filing complaints and links to FAQs from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights.
• Schools must tell staff and teachers at the start of each year about their responsibilities in reporting sex-based discrimination.

Who It Names or Affects

• All schools that receive federal funding in Delaware
• Students, staff, and faculty at these schools

Terms To Know

Title IX

A part of U.S. law that stops sex-based discrimination in education programs or activities that get money from the government.

Sex-based discrimination

Unfair treatment based on someone's gender, including harassment and unequal opportunities.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if a school fails to follow these requirements.
• It is unclear how the new rules will be enforced or monitored by state officials.

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TITLE IX.
This Act requires schools that receive federal funding ensure students, staff, and faculty are protected from sex-based discrimination and sex-based harassment. The Act further requires schools to communicate to students, through their website, the existence of Title IX administrators as required by federal law. The Act requires the school’s website provide information explaining the roles and duties of Title IX administrators, how to contact the appropriate Title IX administrator, and the school’s Title IX policy. The Act ensures that students have access to the appropriate forms to start a complaint and access to the FAQ link provided by U.S. Office of Civil Rights. The Act instructs the school to provide an explanation and examples of possible supportive measures for students who experience sex-based discrimination or sex-based harassment.
The Act instructs the Title IX coordinator of every Title IX school to provide a written reminder to school staff and faculty at the beginning of the academic year, outlining the school’s Title IX policy regarding the reporting of sex-based discrimination, including sex-based harassment.