(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 8549C the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 8549D. Disclosure of statistics on equality in elementary and secondary 
education athletic programs.’’. 
SEC. 7. TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR ATHLETES AND 
EMPLOYEES. 
(a) TRAINING.— 
(1) COVERED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 
(A) EMPLOYEES.—Each covered local edu-
cational agency shall ensure that each title IX 
coordinator, and each employee who works with 
athletics or teaches physical education or 
health, for the covered local educational agency 
receives, at least once per year, training on the 
rights under title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) of stu-
dents at elementary schools or secondary 
schools, and procedures for submitting com-
plaints of violations under title IX of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1972 to the Office for 
Civil Rights of the Department of Education. 
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(B) 
ELEMENTARY
AND
SECONDARY 
SCHOOL ATHLETES.—Each covered local edu-
cational agency shall ensure that— 
(i) a title IX coordinator for the cov-
ered local educational agency provides 
training to athletes at elementary schools 
or secondary schools served by the covered 
local educational agency on the rights of 
the athletes under title IX of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1972, and proce-
dures for submitting complaints of viola-
tions of that title to the Office for Civil 
Rights of the Department of Education; 
and 
(ii) each such athlete receives that 
training at least once per year. 
(2) COVERED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.— 
(A) EMPLOYEES.—Each covered institu-
tion of higher education shall ensure that each 
employee of the athletic department of the cov-
ered institution of higher education and each 
employee of the institution with an employment 
function relating to collegiate athletics receives, 
at least once per year, training on the rights 
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under title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) of students at 
covered institutions of higher education, and 
procedures for submitting complaints of viola-
tions of title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 to the Office for Civil Rights of the De-
partment of Education. 
(B) 
POSTSECONDARY
SCHOOL
ATH-
LETES.—Each covered institution of higher 
education shall ensure that— 
(i) an expert in matters relating to 
title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972, who is not an employee described in 
subparagraph (A) of the covered institu-
tion of higher education, provides training 
to athletes at the covered institution of 
higher education on the rights of the ath-
letes under title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.), and procedures for submitting com-
plaints of violations of that title to the Of-
fice for Civil Rights of the Department of 
Education; and 
(ii) each such athlete receives that 
training at least once per year. 
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(b) DATABASE.—The Secretary of Education shall 
establish and maintain a database of title IX coordinators, 
which shall be separate from the civil rights coordinators 
data maintained by the Office for Civil Rights of the De-
partment of Education. The database shall include, at a 
minimum, the name, phone number, and email address for 
each title IX coordinator. The Secretary shall make the 
information in the database available to the public with, 
and by the same means as, reports made available under 
section 485(g)(4)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(g)(4)(B)). 
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT THROUGH CIVIL 
PENALTIES. 
(a) NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Secretary of Education 
shall determine, at the beginning of each year, each cov-
ered institution of higher education, covered local edu-
cational agency, elementary school, or secondary school 
that was found during the prior year to be in noncompli-
ance with a requirement of section 7, or of title IX of the 
Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). 
Such administrative proceeding shall be conducted in the 
same manner as an administrative proceeding under sec-
tion 902 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
U.S.C. 1682). 
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(b) CIVIL PENALTY.—If the Secretary of Education 
determines under subsection (a) that a covered institution 
of higher education, covered local educational agency, ele-
mentary school, or secondary school was in such non-
compliance during the prior year, the Secretary may im-
pose a civil penalty on such institution, agency, or school. 
(c) FURTHER NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary of 
Education determines under subsection (a) that a covered 
institution of higher education, covered local educational 
agency, elementary school, or secondary school was in such 
noncompliance during 2 or more of the prior 5 years, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) require such covered institution, covered 
local educational agency, elementary school, or sec-
ondary school to submit, not later than 120 days 
after receiving notice of the determination, a plan 
for coming into compliance with all requirements of 
section 7, and of title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and 
(2) make the report publicly available. 
SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to imply that 
intercollegiate athletic associations, State athletic associa-
tions, covered institutions of higher education, or covered 
local educational agencies— 
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(1) are not covered by title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); or 
(2) were not covered by that title on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act. 
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