{"id":31545,"date":"2022-07-29T13:03:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=31545"},"modified":"2022-08-05T09:04:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T13:04:28","slug":"professor-lake-highlights-proposed-title-ix-changes-in-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2022\/07\/29\/professor-lake-highlights-proposed-title-ix-changes-in-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Lake Highlights Proposed Title IX Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stetson Law Professor Peter Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

To help higher-education officials better understand the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s extensive proposed changes to its Title IX policy, Stetson Law Professor Peter Lake<\/strong> gave an in-depth overview of what may be to come and how the industry may be affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the top of his presentation, Lake, the Charles A. Dana Chair and Director of Stetson Law\u2019s Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law & Policy, warned his audience things were about to get intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI basically have a three-hour presentation that I\u2019ve tried to figure out how to squeeze into an hour and a half,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signed into law in 1972 by President Richard Nixon, Title IX protects against sex-based discrimination at institutions that receive direct federal funding \u2013 namely, educational institutions, including public colleges and universities. It deals with everything from LGBTQIA+ protections to procedural requirements for investigating sexual misconduct allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inviting stakeholder comments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now at its half-century mark, the policy has continuously evolved alongside shifting cultural and political landscapes. The latest proposed changes, for which DOE seeks comment<\/a>, are spelled out over 700 pages in a document Lake called \u201cdeliciously difficult to parse through,\u201d but worthwhile given what he said appears to be an openness to feedback on the part of DOE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis document that you\u2019ve got is really unique in a lot of ways, because it\u2019s a conversation document,\u201d Lake said. \u201cIt\u2019s designed to be iterative. It\u2019s designed to trigger comments at many points.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changing protections & processes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many aspects of the draft regulations are similar to the current policy, but with adaptations that attempt to solve for complications that arise amid an increasingly intricate and often-contentious regulatory and political climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key changes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n