Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act provides that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance (please refer to 23 CFR 200.9 and 49 CFR 21).
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 broadened the scope of Title VI coverage by expanding the definition of terms “programs or activities” to include all programs or activities of Federal Aid recipients, sub-recipients, and contractors, whether such programs and activities are federally assisted or not (Public Law 100259 [2.557] March 22, 1988).
Additional Authorities and Citations Include:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 United States Code 2000d to 2000-4; 42 United States Code 4601 to 4655; 23 United States Code 109(h); 23 United States Code 324; Department of Transportation Order 1050.2; Executive Order 12250; Executive Order 12898; 29 Code of Federal Regulations 50.3.
Greene County Government assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or national origin, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (P.L. 100.259) be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity. Greene County Government further assures every reasonable effort will be made to ensure nondiscrimination in all its programs activities, whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not.
If Greene County Government distributes federal aid funds to another entity, Greene County Government will include Title VI language in all written agreements and will monitor for compliance.
The Title VI Coordinator for Civil Rights is responsible for initiating and monitoring Title VI activities, preparing required reports and other responsibilities as required by 42 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 2000 and TN Code Ann. 4-21-904.
Any Title VI complaint can be filed with the following: Title VI Policy Complaint and Compliance Process