Title VI Program

About Title VI

Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and related statutes states that each Federal agency is required to ensure that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 clarified the intent of Title VI to include all programs and activities of Federal-aid recipients, subrecipients and contractors whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not.

Complaint Procedure

1. The recipient will advise KDOT within ten days of receipt of the allegations. Generally, the following information will be included in every notification to KDOT:
2. Within ten days, the Title VI Coordinator will acknowledge receipt of the allegation, inform the complainant of action taken or proposed action to process the allegation, and advise the complainant of other avenues of redress available, such as KDOT or USDOT.
3. Complaints shall be in writing and signed by the complainant and/or the complainant's representative. Complaints shall set forth as fully as possible the facts and circumstances surrounding the claimed discrimination. If a person makes a verbal complaint of discrimination to an officer or employee of the recipient, the Title VI Coordinator shall interview the person. If necessary, the Title VI Coordinator will assist the person in reducing the complaint to writing and submit the written version of the complaint to the person for signature. The complaint shall then be handled according to the recipient's investigative procedures.
4. To have the complaint considered under this procedure, the complainant must file the complaint no later than 180 days after: a. The date of an alleged act of discrimination; or b. Where there has been a continuing course of conduct, the date on which that conduct was discontinued. In either case, the recipient or his/her designee may extend the time for filing or waive the time limit in the interest of justice, specifying in writing the reason.
5. Any person who believes that he or she, individually, as a member of any specific class, or in connection with any disadvantaged business enterprise, has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, as amended, may file a complaint with the recipient. A representative may also file a complaint on behalf of such a person. All complaints will be referred to the recipient's Title VI Coordinator for review and action.
   1. Name, address, and phone number of the complainant.
   2. Name(s) and address(es) of alleged discriminating official(s).
   3. Basis of complaint (i.e., race, color, national origin, or sex)
   4. Date of alleged discriminatory act(s).
   5. Date of complaint received by the recipient.
   6. A statement of the complaint.