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Honorable Rodney Ellis - Page 5
SUMMARY Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d - 2000d-7, was enacted to prohibit racial discrimination in federally funded programs. Title VI applies to any "program or activity," as defined by 42 U.S.C. 2000d-4a, that receives federal financial assistance. Title VI permits the termination or withholding of federal funding of a "program or activity" for failure to comply with agency rules implementing title VI under certain conditions. See 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1. Whether a particular recipient of federal funding is required to monitor the programs and activities of its sub-recipients will depend upon the applicable federal regulations. Under various federal regulations, it is impermissible for a "program or activity" to exclude anyone from participating in the planning and development of public policy relating to federally funded programs-or activities for discriminatory reasons. Yours very truly, DAN MORALES Attorney General of Texas JORGE VEGA First Assistant Attorney General SARAH J. SHIRLEY Chair, Opinion Committee Prepared by Mary R. Crouter Assistant Attorney General