text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Education Department Civil Rights 
  Transparency Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. REPORT BY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
  
      Section 203(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
  U.S.C. 3413(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
              ``(3) In addition to the requirements under paragraph (1), 
          the report required under such paragraph shall include the 
          following:
                      ``(A) A list of each of the following:
                              ``(i) Each educational institution against 
                          which the Department has received, in the 
                          preceding year, 1 complaint alleging that the 
                          institution has violated a Federal civil rights 
                          law.
                              ``(ii) Each educational institution against 
                          which the Department has received, in the 
                          preceding year, more than 1 such complaint.
                              ``(iii) Each educational institution 
                          against which the Department has received, in 
                          the preceding 5 years, more than 3 such 
                          complaints.
                              ``(iv) Each educational institution that, 
                          during the preceding year, was under 
                          investigation by the Department for such a 
                          complaint.
                              ``(v) Each educational institution against 
                          which the Department has received, in the 
                          preceding year, such a complaint for which the 
                          Department has not commenced an investigation, 
                          and which the Department has not dismissed.
                              ``(vi) Each educational institution against 
                          which the Department has received, in the 
                          preceding year, such a complaint for which the 
                          Department has dismissed without commencing an 
                          investigation.
                      ``(B) The list of educational institutions 
                  described in subparagraph (A) shall be disaggregated 
                  by--
                              ``(i) each Federal civil rights law that 
                          the complaint alleges has been violated by each 
                          such institution;
                              ``(ii) type of educational institution; and
                              ``(iii) whether the complaint filed against 
                          each such institution was processed by the 
                          Department as a systemic or as a class-action 
                          complaint.
                      ``(C) The list of educational institutions under 
                  subparagraph (A) shall include--
                              ``(i) the date on which the complaint was 
                          filed against each such institution; and
                              ``(ii) the status of the complaint.
                      ``(D) In addition to the requirements of 
                  subparagraphs (B) and (C), the list of institutions 
                  described in subparagraph (A)(vi) shall include--
                              ``(i) the procedural or administrative 
                          reason for which the complaint was dismissed, 
                          including--
                                      ``(I) whether the complaint failed 
                                  to allege--
                                              ``(aa) a violation of 
                                          Federal law for which the 
                                          Department has administrative 
                                          responsibility or subject 
                                          matter jurisdiction; or
                                              ``(bb) a violation against 
                                          an educational institution for 
                                          which the Department has 
                                          administrative responsibility 
                                          or personal jurisdiction; and
                                      ``(II) whether the complainant 
                                  failed to submit a consent form; and
                                      ``(III) whether the Department 
                                  offered the complainant an opportunity 
                                  to correct the procedural or 
                                  administrative error prior to 
                                  dismissing the complaint.
                      ``(E) Any resolution agreement or letter between 
                  the Department and an educational institution against 
                  which a complaint described in paragraph (1) has been 
                  filed, which settled the Department's investigation of 
                  such complaint.
                      ``(F) Any corrective action levied or remedy 
                  obtained for the preceding year against an educational 
                  institution for a violation of Federal civil rights law 
                  pursuant to a resolution agreement or letter, or other 
                  findings document, the status of such corrective 
                  actions, and whether the Department is considering 
                  extending such corrective actions.
                      ``(G) With respect to each complaint described in 
                  subparagraph (A)(vi) which the Department dismissed 
                  because the Department lacks the administrative 
                  responsibility, or subject matter or personal 
                  jurisdiction, for the Federal law that the complaint 
                  alleges to have been violated or the educational 
                  institution against which the complaint was filed--
                              ``(i) a list of each such educational 
                          institution and each such Federal law; and
                              ``(ii) recommendations on whether Federal 
                          legislation is necessary for the Department to 
                          address the complaints described in this 
                          paragraph.
                      ``(H) With respect to each educational institution 
                  against which a complaint described in subparagraph (A) 
                  has been filed that the Department investigated and 
                  found insufficient evidence to support a finding of a 
                  Federal civil rights law violation, a report explaining 
                  the basis for such decision.
                      ``(I) With respect to each educational institution 
                  that has had a resolution agreement or corrective 
                  action that the Department has determined does not need 
                  to be extended, a report on the basis for the decision 
                  and how such institution improved with respect to 
                  compliance with Federal civil rights laws.
                      ``(J) In a case in which a decision by the 
                  Department to not pursue a complaint or investigation 
                  relating to an alleged violation of a Federal civil 
                  rights law was due to the resource constraints of the 
                  Department for the preceding year, a description of 
                  which resources the Department needs to fully and 
                  expeditiously investigate each such complaint received 
                  by the Department.
                      ``(K) Any changes made, in the preceding year, to 
                  the case processing manual of the Office for Civil 
                  Rights of the Department.
              ``(4) In paragraph (4):
                      ``(A) Complaint.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The term `complaint' 
                          means a written statement to the Department 
                          alleging that the rights of one or more persons 
                          have been violated and requesting that the 
                          Department take action.
                              ``(ii) Exclusions.--The term `complaint' 
                          does not include oral allegations that are not 
                          reduced to writing, anonymous correspondence, 
                          courtesy copies of correspondence or a 
                          complaint filed with or otherwise submitted to 
                          another person or other entity, or inquiries 
                          that seek advice or information but do not seek 
                          action or intervention from the Department.
                      ``(B) Educational institution.--The term 
                  `educational institution' has the meaning given the 
                  term in section 901(c) of the Education Amendments of 
                  1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681(c)).
                      ``(C) Federal civil rights law.--The term `Federal 
                  civil rights law' includes--
                              ``(i) title IX of the Education Amendments 
                          of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.);
                              ``(ii) the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
                          U.S.C. 2000a et seq.);
                              ``(iii) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
                          (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);
                              ``(iv) the Americans with Disabilities Act 
                          of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
                              ``(v) the Boy Scouts of America Equal 
                          Access Act (20 U.S.C. 7905);
                              ``(vi) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                          U.S.C. 701 et seq.); and
                              ``(vii) any other law for which the Office 
                          for Civil Rights of the Department of Education 
                          has administrative responsibility.''.
  
  SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
  
      It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Education should 
  protect any personally identifying information of an individual named 
  in a complaint or other document, which may be subject to public 
  release under paragraph (3) of section 203(b) of the Department of 
  Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(b)), as added by this Act.
target: Education Department Civil Rights Transparency Act This bill amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education (ED) to include in an annual report to ED, the President, and Congress specified&nbsp;information regarding federal civil rights violations by&nbsp;educational institutions. 
feat_title: Education Department Civil Rights Transparency Act