Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VI
Prevents discrimination by government agencies that receive federal funds. If an agency is found in violation of Title VI, that agency may lose its federal funding.
General
This title declares it to be the policy of the United States that discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin shall not occur in connection with programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance and authorizes and directs the appropriate Federal departments and agencies to take action to carry out this policy. This title is not intended to apply to foreign assistance programs. Section 601 – This section states the general principle that no person in the United States shall be excluded from participation in or otherwise discriminated against on the ground of race, color, or national origin under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Section 602 directs each Federal agency administering a program of Federal financial assistance by way of grant, contract, or loan to take action pursuant to rule, regulation, or order of general applicability to effectuate the principle of section 601 in a manner consistent with the achievement of the objectives of the statute authorizing the assistance. In seeking the effect compliance with its requirements imposed under this section, an agency is authorized to terminate or to refuse to grant or to continue assistance under a program to any recipient as to whom there has been an express finding pursuant to a hearing of a failure to comply with the requirements under that program, and it may also employ any other means authorized by law. However, each agency is directed first to seek compliance with its requirements by voluntary means.
Section 603 provides that any agency action taken pursuant to section 602 shall be subject to such judicial review as would be available for similar actions by that agency on other grounds. Where the agency action consists of terminating or refusing to grant or to continue financial assistance because of a finding of a failure of the recipient to comply with the agency's requirements imposed under section 602, and the agency action would not otherwise be subject to judicial review under existing law, judicial review shall nevertheless be available to any person aggrieved as provided in section 10 of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. § 1009). The section also states explicitly that in the latter situation such agency action shall not be deemed committed to unreviewable agency discretion within the meaning of section 10. The purpose of this provision is to obviate the possible argument that although section 603 provides for review in accordance with section 10, section 10 itself has an exception for action "committed to agency discretion," which might otherwise be carried over into section 603. It is not the purpose of this provision of section 603, however, otherwise to alter the scope of judicial review as presently provided in section 10(e) of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Complaints and Grievance Procedures
If you feel your rights above have been violated, you may print and fill out a complaint form.
Aviso A Clientes
Bajo el Titulo VI de La Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, Individuos u organizaciones que creen que han sido negados los beneficios de, excluidos de la participación en, o sujetos a discriminación por motivos de raza, color u origen nacional por cualquier servicio de transporte que ofrece la Golden Crescent Regional Comisión de Planificación pueden presentar una queja ante:
Atención: Azulejo VI Programa Director
Golden Crescent Regional Comisión de Planificación (GCRPC)
1908 N. Laurent, Suite 600
Victoria, Texas 77901
Si el Querellante está satisfecho con la determinación y/o resolución, la misma queja puede presentarse al Departamento de Transporte de Tejas o la Administración Federal de Tránsito (FTA) para la investigación.
Atención: Coordinador de Transporte Público
Departamento de Transporte de Tejas
1701 SPID, Corpus Christi, TX 78416
Y/o
Oficina de la Administración Federal de Tránsito de los Derechos Civiles
Este Edificio, Piso 5-TCR
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590
