The U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) recently announced that it will release the final revisions to the regulations implementing Title IX by March 2024. The Department had originally announced a release date of May 2023 and then revised the date to October 2023 after receiving more than 240,000 public comments. The Department has not provided a reason for the further delay.
The Department also announced that it will release the final version of the proposed Title IX athletics regulations by March 2024. The Department had originally announced a release date of October 2023 and has not provided a reason for the delay.
Please note that, until these new federal regulations are finalized, all schools covered by Title IX must continue to comply with Title IX’s current regulations, which became effective in August 2020.
More information about the anticipated revisions to Title IX, including the proposed athletics regulations, is available in the following resources:
- Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Department of Education’s 2022 Proposed Amendments to its Title IX Regulations
- Summary of Major Provisions of the Department of Education’s Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Change to its Title IX Regulations on Students’ Eligibility for Athletic Teams
Please reach out to any member of our team with questions regarding the proposed regulations.