New Title IX Regulations Mean Big Changes For All Schools
Highlights
The Department has finalized its new Title IX regulations on sexual harassment and misconduct that take effect on Aug. 14, 2020.
The regulations impose new, materially different obligations on institutions for how hearings must be conducted, what procedures must be followed, how staff must be trained, and what legal standards should apply.
Notable requirements for hearings include a presumption of innocence, live proceedings, each student’s right to an “advisor,” and mutual and full opportunities for real-time cross-examination.
On May 6, the U.S. Department of Education released the final version of its long-awaited Title IX regulations. The final regulations become effective on August 14, 2020, and bring to conclusion the process that began with proposed regulations in November 2017.
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