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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 2145 (Introduced in Senate) — To support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Support for local implementation

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The Secretary, acting through the Director, is authorized to award grants to eligible entities to support such eligible entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education. In this section, the term eligible entity means— a State educational agency; a local educational agency; an institution of higher education; or a partnership consisting of— an entity described in subparagraphs
(A)through (C); and a national organization with relevant expertise, or another entity that the Secretary determines has relevant expertise. An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use such funds to carry out programs and activities designed to fully implement title IX and prevent and reduce sex discrimination, including programs and activities that— increase awareness of and counteract sex stereotypes, biases, and discrimination; include trainings for students, teachers, principals, other school leaders, faculty, other personnel, and community stakeholders, including title IX allies, to learn about and use best practices for reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education; increase access to school, campus, and community resources, facilities, and course offerings; support title IX coordinators and title IX allies in performing outreach, advocacy, and education about title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination; are aimed at identifying patterns or systemic problems in compliance with title IX; strengthen prevention education and awareness programs regarding sexual and sex-based harassment and violence; develop, conduct and analyze evidence-based campus climate and victimization surveys; include institutional assessment activities to identify areas and causes of gender inequities; make efforts to improve progress on gender equity indicators as described in subsection (c)(2)(A); make efforts to improve accuracy in measurement, data collection, and reporting of gender equity indicators as described in subsection (c)(2)(A); and make efforts to strengthen the national gender equity infrastructure (which may include institutions of higher education, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and individual schools), such as by hiring one or more dedicated employees to serve as title IX coordinators. An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each application submitted by an eligible entity under this section shall include the following: A description of locally defined and documented gender equity needs and priorities, which may include any of the following indicators: Academic indicators, including performance on State assessments, and enrollment, admission, attrition, time to completion, and graduation rates. Civil rights data, including statistics on bullying, harassment, violence, discipline, and expulsion. Campus climate and victimization data. Employment data. Athletics equity data. Attendance and absenteeism data. Evidence of burden on title IX coordinators, including coordinator to student ratio and competing responsibilities. Other documentation of need that the Secretary determines is relevant. A description of the evidence that will serve as the basis for the activities that the eligible entity proposes to carry out using grant funds under this section. A description of the activities that the eligible entity proposes to carry out using grant funds under this section. A description of how the proposed activities will be adapted, as necessary, to meet the needs of students who face discrimination based on actual or perceived multiple characteristics, including— race; color; ethnicity; national origin; disability; religion; age; or sex. A description of how the proposed activities will help the eligible entity fully implement title IX. A description of a plan for how the proposed activities under this section will continue with local support following completion of the grant period and termination of Federal funding. A description of how the proposed activities are a significant component of a comprehensive plan for gender equity in education and full implementation of title IX. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting persons of any sex from participating in any of the programs or activities funded under this section. Grants shall be awarded under this section on a competitive basis. The Secretary shall establish criteria for determining which eligible entities shall have priority in receiving a grant under this section. The criteria described in subparagraph
(A)may include a consideration of the extent to which the application demonstrates that the eligible entity— has demonstrated a high need for gender equity assistance based on indicators described in subsection (c)(2)(A) and a high commitment to addressing these issues; will address the needs of students who face discrimination based on multiple actual or perceived characteristics, including— race; color; ethnicity; national origin; disability; religion; age; or sex; will address relevant issues of national significance through solutions that can be replicated; will implement an institutional change strategy with a long-term impact that will continue to be a central activity of the eligible entity upon termination of the grant; will serve a high percentage of low-income students; will serve a high percentage of racially diverse students; will promote outreach to include others in their gender equity training and related activities during the grant period and after the grant ends; and will impact as many educational entities as possible to advance title IX implementation during and after the grant period. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that grants awarded under this section, for each fiscal year, address— all levels of education, including— elementary and secondary education; undergraduate and graduate education; postdoctoral education and research; career and technical education; and adult education; all regions of the United States; and urban, rural, and suburban educational entities. Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall conduct an evaluation regarding the extent to which the eligible entity made progress on the indicators under subsection (c)(2)(A). An eligible entity may work in partnership with the Institute of Education Sciences to conduct such evaluation. Not later than 1 year after receiving a grant award under this section, an eligible entity shall submit a report to the Secretary summarizing the results of such evaluation. The Secretary shall use those reports to build the research base on promising models for preventing and reducing sex discrimination across all areas and levels of education. The Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences and other relevant Federal offices and agencies to— ensure that the results of the activities carried out under this section are made readily available on the Office for Gender Equity resource center website; and widely disseminate the results described in subparagraph
(A)to relevant Federal offices and agencies, educational entities, and the general public.
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