Sometimes the officer is simply the school’s principal, while many universities have whole offices dedicated to Title IX compliance.
If finalized as a federal regulation, it would carry the force of law.Įvery school and college is supposed to have at least one Title IX coordinator, whose function is to make sure the institution is in compliance with all arms of Title IX. The Biden administration has signaled that its upcoming regulation will explicitly expand Title IX to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination. Tennessee and several other Republican-led states filed a federal lawsuit challenging that guidance it has yet to be decided.
