C.F.R. » Title 34 » CHAPTER I—OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › PART 106—NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Subpart A—Introduction

34 C.F.R. § 106.8

Designation of coordinator, dissemination of policy, and adoption of grievance procedures

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(a) Designation of coordinator. Each recipient must designate and authorize at least one employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with its responsibilities under this part, which employee must be referred to as the “Title IX Coordinator.” The recipient must notify applicants for admission and employment, students, parents or legal guardians of elementary and secondary school students, employees, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with the recipient, of the name or title, office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number of the employee or employees designated as the Title IX Coordinator pursuant to this paragraph. Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person's verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.

(b) Dissemination of policy—(1) Notification of policy. Each recipient must notify persons entitled to a notification under paragraph (a) of this section that the recipient does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, and that it is required by title IX and this part not to discriminate in such a manner. Such notification must state that the requirement not to discriminate in the education program or activity extends to admission (unless subpart C of this part does not apply) and employment, and that inquiries about the application of title IX and this part to such recipient may be referred to the recipient's Title IX Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary, or both.

(2) Publications. (i) Each recipient must prominently display the contact information required to be listed for the Title IX Coordinator under paragraph (a) of this section and the policy described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section on its website, if any, and in each handbook or catalog that it makes available to persons entitled to a notification under paragraph (a) of this section.

(ii) A recipient must not use or distribute a publication stating that the recipient treats applicants, students, or employees differently on the basis of sex except as such treatment is permitted by title IX or this part.

(c) Adoption of grievance procedures. A recipient must adopt and publish grievance procedures that provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of student and employee complaints alleging any action that would be prohibited by this part and a grievance process that complies with § 106.45 for formal complaints as defined in § 106.30. A recipient must provide to persons entitled to a notification under paragraph (a) of this section notice of the recipient's grievance procedures and grievance process, including how to report or file a complaint of sex discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the recipient will respond.

(d) Application outside the United States. The requirements of paragraph (c) of this section apply only to sex discrimination occurring against a person in the United States.

[91 FR 61316, Sept. 29, 2026]
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Cited in 63 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case: Gebser v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch. Dist., 524 U.S. 274 (1998).
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Gebser v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch. Dist., 524 U.S. 274 (1998). · cites it 6× “They point to Department of Education regulations requiring each funding recipient to "adopt and publish grievance procedures providing for prompt and equitable resolution" of discrimination complaints, 34 CFR § 106.8 (b) (1997), and to notify students and others that "it does…”
Canutillo Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Martha Leija & Jerry Leija as Next Friends of Rosemarie Leija, a Minor, 101 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1997). · cites it 4× “34 C.F.R. § 106.8 (b). [61 Fed.Reg. 52,178-79].”
Does v. Covington Cnty. Sch. Bd. of Educ., 930 F. Supp. 554 (M.D. Ala. 2003). · cites it 4× “See 34 C.F.R. §§ 106.8 , 106.9. Additionally, Title *571 IX regulations require recipients to appoint a Title IX coordinator to whom students and employees may voice complaints and to inform both students and employees of the coordinator’s name, address and telephone number of…”
Canutillo Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 99 F.3d 695 (5th Cir. 1996). · cites it 2× “34 C.F.R. § 106.8 (b) (“A recipient shall adopt and publish grievance procedures providing for prompt and equitable resolution of student and employee complaints alleging any action which would be prohibited by this part”).”
Woytowicz v. George Wash. Univ., 327 F. Supp. 3d 105 (D.C. Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “" 34 C.F.R. § 106.8 . As a recipient of federal funds, Am.”
Elijah Wells v. Creighton Preparatory Sch., 82 F.4th 586 (8th Cir. 2023). · cites it 4× “§ 1681 (a), and, if not, whether he may sue anyway for its failure to follow Title IX’s administrative requirements, see 34 C.F.R. § 106.8 . The answer to both questions is no, so we affirm the district court’s1 decision to dismiss.”
Does v. Covington Cnty. Sch. Bd., 969 F. Supp. 1264 (M.D. Ala. 2003). · cites it 5× “Board Compliance with Title IX Regulations In Does I the Court directed the parties to submit evidence on whether the Board has complied with the regulations implementing Title IX, specifically 34 C.F.R. §§ 106.8 and 106.9. In brief, these regulations require that educational…”
Ross v. Corp. of Mercer Univ., 506 F. Supp. 2d 1325 (M.D. Ga. 2007). · cites it 2× “) As an initial matter, the Court agrees with Ross that Title IX regulations require funding recipients to designate an employee to coordinate its Title IX enforcement efforts, notify its students and employees of that individual’s name and contact information, and “adopt and…”
Doe v. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder ex rel. Bd. of Regents, 255 F. Supp. 3d 1064 (D. Colo. 2017). “complaints alleging any action that would be prohibited [under Title IX],” 34 C.F.R. § 106.8 (b), and “Title IX.,. permits the use of a student disciplinary procedure not designed specifically : for Title IX grievances to resolve sex discrimination complaints, as long as the…”
Doe v. Stonehill Coll., Inc., 55 F.4th 302 (1st Cir. 2022). “34 C.F.R. § 106.8 (a). 4 Roe's statement was quoted, apparently in full, in a memo to file prepared by Krentzman that was attached as an exhibit to the final report submitted by Stonehill's Title IX investigators.”
Z.J. v. Vanderbilt Univ., 355 F. Supp. 3d 646 (M.D. Tenn. 2018). “" 34 C.F.R. § 106.8 (b). Title IX is enforceable through a judicially implied private right of action, through which monetary damages are available.”
Hayut v. State Univ. of New York, 352 F.3d 733 (2d Cir. 2003). · cites it 4× “See 34 C.F.R. § 106.8 . 13 *753 There is no dispute that the SUNY defendants complied with this regulation and, in addition, did, in fact, inform the AAO within weeks of Hayut’s oral complaint.”
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34 C.F.R. § 106.8(a): 2 cases
Canutillo Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Martha Leija & Jerry Leija as Next Friends of Rosemarie Leija, a Minor, 101 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1997). “34 C.F.R. § 106.8 (b). [61 Fed.Reg. 52,178-79].”
Leija v. The Canutillo, No. 95-50791 (5th Cir. Nov. 29, 1996).
34 C.F.R. § 106.8(b): 2 cases
Does v. Covington Cnty. Sch. Bd., 969 F. Supp. 1264 (M.D. Ala. 2003). “Board Compliance with Title IX Regulations In Does I the Court directed the parties to submit evidence on whether the Board has complied with the regulations implementing Title IX, specifically 34 C.F.R. §§ 106.8 and 106.9. In brief, these regulations require that educational…”
Dunbar v. Cleveland Inst. of the Arts, No. 1:23-cv-01587 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 30, 2025).
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