PEGGY WEEKS wrote:
>
> Exactly what revisd procedures are you discussing? To my knowledge,
> OCR must investigate all claims under those statutes they enforce. They
> do test for jurisdiction. OCR also does attempt negotiation, but both
> parties must agree. As to my state (Nebraska), I am 30% FTE Title IX,
> and am the only one providing assistance at the state level in all areas of
> Title IX compliance. We have over 600 public school districts and 77,000
> square miles in my state. We do have some portion of positions in a very
> limited scope in voc ed that deal w/ Title IX as it relates to only voc ed
> programming. I was 100% Title IV before the axe.
> PEGGY WEEKS<peggy_w@nde4.nde.state.ne.us>
>
> >>> Linda Purrington <lpurring@earthlink.net> 04/02/98 10:34pm >>>
> So in 1996 Title IX enforcement was dealt a major blow by axing Title
> IV. And when were the Office for Civil Rights revised procedures put
> inplace? Those procedures also dealt enforcement a blow, no longer
> supplying Letters of Finding, and only accepting selected cases (no
> redress for all clients, just for a few). What is the scope (funding,
> personnel) of state programs for gender equity nationwide and broken
> down by state?
> Also, does anyone know where to find the Title IX regulation on the
> Web? OCR just has a small summary posted.
> Linda Purington
> Title IX Advocates <lpurring@earthlink.net>
>
> Shevitz wrote:
> > > A point of clarification regarding Title IX and federal funding...While
> > the Title IX legislation does not provide funding for school programs,
> > there was federal funding that supported Title IX activities directly at
> > the state level until 1996. Funding was provided for two decades
> under
> > "Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Training and Advisory Services"
> > in the U. S. Department of Education's budget. These monies were
> granted
> > to state departments of education for "desegregation assistance
> related to
> > race, sex, and national origin." For most states, Title IV programs
> > supported a staff position and funding for activities related to
> > implementation of Title IX within that state. School districts received
> > direct assistance and resources related to Title IX through these
> programs.
> > In 1996 Congress eliminated funding for state departmentx of education
> > Title IV gender, race, and national origin equity programs, which had a
> > devastating impact on the monitoring and implementation of Title IX at
> the
> > state level. Ten regional desegregation assistance centers are still
> funded
> > under the Title IV program, and can provide Title IX assistance to local
> > school districts, but not at the same level. The federal Carl Perkins
> > Vocational Education Act, which to date still mandates set-aside sex
> equity
> > funds, is currently providing monies to state education agencies for
> > career/technology/vocational education equity projects. These
> projects
> > relate to Title IX issues. Equity advocates from local school districts
> > should let their state departments of education know that they want the
> > state to assume responsibility for funding Title IX services when no
> > federal funding is available. Linda Shevitz, Maryland State Department
> of
> > Education 410-767-0428; shev3@radix.net