{"id":226,"date":"2023-04-17T18:06:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T18:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/civilrights\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:11:58","slug":"federal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/seco\/civil_rights_compliance\/federal\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Civil Rights Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"226\" class=\"elementor elementor-226\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2c2168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2c2168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ce7bebb\" data-id=\"2ce7bebb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf25170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf25170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Federal Civil Rights Laws<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb99e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb99e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #500000\"><strong>Compliance with the following federal civil rights (and related) laws is regularly monitored by A&amp;M System members and by the System Ethics and Compliance Office.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29aad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"a29aad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-a29aad3\" data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" data-accordion-id=\"a29aad3\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n            <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"age-discrimination-act-of-1975\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1701\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Age Discrimination Act of 1975<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1701\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"age-discrimination-act-of-1975\"><p>The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The Act, which applies to all ages, permits the use of certain age distinctions and factors other than age that meet the Act\u2019s requirements.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/oasam\/regulatory\/statutes\/age-discrimination-act\">Age Discrimination Act of 1975<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"age-discrimination-in-employment-act-of-1967-adea\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1702\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1702\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"age-discrimination-in-employment-act-of-1967-adea\"><p>The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects certain applicants and employees 40 years of age and older from discrimination on the basis of age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, or terms, conditions or privileges of employment.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/statutes\/age-discrimination-employment-act-1967\">Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-of-1990\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1703\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1703\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-of-1990\"><p>The\u00a0Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government programs and services.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/\">ADA.gov<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"civil-rights-act-of-1991\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1704\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Civil Rights Act of 1991<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1704\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-labelledby=\"civil-rights-act-of-1991\"><p>The Civil Rights Act of 1991 amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/statutes\/civil-rights-act-1991\">Civil Rights Act of 1991<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"family-educational-rights-and-privacy-act-ferpa\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1705\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1705\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-labelledby=\"family-educational-rights-and-privacy-act-ferpa\"><p>The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. \u00a7 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.\u00a0FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children\u2019s education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are \u201celigible students.\u201d<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentprivacy.ed.gov\/node\/548\/\">FERPA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"the-genetic-information-nondiscrimination-act-of-2008\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"6\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1706\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1706\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" aria-labelledby=\"the-genetic-information-nondiscrimination-act-of-2008\"><p>The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) \u2013 PDF was signed into law on May 21, 2008. GINA protects individuals against discrimination based on their genetic information in health coverage and in employment.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/statutes\/genetic-information-nondiscrimination-act-2008\">Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"the-jeanne-clery-disclosure-of-campus-security-policy-and-campus-crime-statistics-act-clery-act-of-1990\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"7\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1707\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) of 1990<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1707\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" aria-labelledby=\"the-jeanne-clery-disclosure-of-campus-security-policy-and-campus-crime-statistics-act-clery-act-of-1990\"><p>The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1990 (Clery Act) requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their respective campuses.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/admins\/lead\/safety\/campus.html#statute\">Clery Act<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"the-rehabilitation-act-of-1973-sections-501-and-505\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"8\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1708\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1708\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" aria-labelledby=\"the-rehabilitation-act-of-1973-sections-501-and-505\"><p>Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibit discrimination based on mental and physical disability and require agencies to reasonably accommodate the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees or applicants with disabilities.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/statutes\/rehabilitation-act-1973\">The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"the-rehabilitation-act-of-1973-section-504\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"9\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1709\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1709\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" aria-labelledby=\"the-rehabilitation-act-of-1973-section-504\"><p>Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that any entity receiving federal financial assistance must ensure that persons with disabilities are not discriminated against in any and all aspects of employment, or denied access to the goods or services that these federal fund recipients provide.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/oasam\/centers-offices\/civil-rights-center\/statutes\/section-504-rehabilitation-act-of-1973\">The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"title-i-and-title-v-of-the-american-with-disabilities-act-of-1990\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"10\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-17010\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Title I and Title V of the American With Disabilities Act of 1990<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-17010\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" aria-labelledby=\"title-i-and-title-v-of-the-american-with-disabilities-act-of-1990\"><p>Title I prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in applying for jobs, hiring, firing and job training.<\/p><p>Title V contains a variety of provisions relating to the ADA as a whole, including its relationship to other laws, state immunity, its impact on insurance providers and benefits, prohibition against retaliation and coercion, illegal use of drugs, and attorney\u2019s fees.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/statutes\/titles-i-and-v-americans-disabilities-act-1990-ada\">Title I and Title V<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"title-vii-of-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"11\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-17011\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-17011\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" aria-labelledby=\"title-vii-of-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964\"><p>Title VII\u00a0prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-166) ( CRA ) and the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-2) amend several sections of Title VII.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/statutes\/title-vii-civil-rights-act-1964\">Title VII<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"title-ix-of-the-educational-amendments-of-1972\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"12\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-17012\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-17012\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" aria-labelledby=\"title-ix-of-the-educational-amendments-of-1972\"><p>Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states:<\/p><div class=\"smallindent\"><p>\u201cNo person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.\u201d<\/p><p>Title IX applies to schools, local and state educational agencies, and other institutions that receive federal financial assistance from the Department. These recipients include approximately 17,600 local school districts, over 5,000 postsecondary institutions, and charter schools, for-profit schools, libraries, and museums. Also included are vocational rehabilitation agencies and education agencies of 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories of the United States.<\/p><ul><li>Title IX (2024 Regulations; not yet published)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/FR-2020-05-19\/pdf\/2020-10512.pdf\">2020 Regulations (pdf)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"violence-against-women-act-vawa\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"13\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-17013\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-17013\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" aria-labelledby=\"violence-against-women-act-vawa\"><p>The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is federal legislation that expanded tools to combat violence against women and provide protection to women who had suffered violent abuses. It was initially signed into law\u00a0in September 1994 by U.S. Pres.\u00a0Bill Clinton. Besides changing statutes, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was notable for calling attention to the issues of\u00a0domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/03\/16\/fact-sheet-reauthorization-of-the-violence-against-women-act-vawa\/\">VAWA (2022 Reauthorization)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0d6689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0d6689\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8990a1\" data-id=\"b8990a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8edb140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8edb140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This website is maintained by the System Ethics and Compliance Office (SECO) for The Texas A&amp;M University System. 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