Equity Laws

As part of the Assurance of Compliance, all districts must verify that there is a copy of each of the following laws in each building in the district. Below are links to the required laws. These resources are offered as a service to MDE Web site visitors. MDE makes no representations about any services offered by sites it links to, nor is it responsible for the content of those sites. Please be aware that the laws set forth below may have been revised since this site was last updated. Please check with an advocate or the department to ensure that the statute or rule is up to date.

• Minnesota Statute, section 363.03, Minnesota Human Rights Act

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC 2000d., et. seq.; 34 C.F.R.Part 100)

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC 2000e, et. seq.; P.L. 88-352)

• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 USC, Section 1681; 34CFR Part 106)

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 USC, Section 621)

• Minnesota Statute, section 121A.04, which prohibits sex discrimination in athletic programs

• Minnesota Statute, section 121A.03, which requires school districts to have a policy prohibiting sexual/racial/religion harassment and violence.

• Minnesota Rules, Chapter 3535, relating to equality of education opportunity and school desegregation, and prohibition of discriminatory practices

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (34 CFR Part 104)

• American with Disabilities Act (42 USC Sections 12101, et. seq)

• Minnesota Rules, part 3500.0550, relating to Inclusive Educational Program Plan

• Equal Education Opportunities and Transportation of Students (20 USC 1701 -1758)