Education Amendments of 1972
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The Education Amendments of 1972 is a U.S. federal law package best known for introducing Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Education Amendments of 1972 canonical | 3 |
| Higher Education Amendments of 1972 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
education law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Education
|
| affects |
K–12 schools receiving federal funds
ⓘ
athletic programs in educational institutions ⓘ colleges and universities receiving federal funds ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Public Law 92-318
ⓘ
surface form:
P.L. 92-318
|
| amends |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
ⓘ
Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
activities receiving federal financial assistance in education
ⓘ
education programs receiving federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | establishing Title IX ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1688 ⓘ |
| containsTitle |
Title IX
ⓘ
Title VII ⓘ Title X ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1972-06-23 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 92nd United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Office for Civil Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
|
| field |
civil rights law
ⓘ
education policy ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded access to education for women and girls
ⓘ
expanded opportunities for women in school athletics ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
Title IX
ⓘ
surface form:
Title IX regulations on athletics equity
Title IX regulations on sexual harassment in education ⓘ |
| legislativeType | amendments to existing education statutes ⓘ |
| prohibits | sex discrimination in education programs receiving federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 92-318 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prohibit sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities
ⓘ
to revise and extend federal education programs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
ⓘ
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide in the United States ⓘ |
| section |
Title IX
ⓘ
Title VII student assistance provisions ⓘ |
| signedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
career education
ⓘ
elementary and secondary education ⓘ equal educational opportunity ⓘ higher education ⓘ student financial aid ⓘ |
| titleIXCitation |
Title IX
ⓘ
surface form:
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
|
| yearEnacted | 1972 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Higher Education Amendments of 1972