Administration & Policy
Title VI
The Department of Economic and Community Development and Title VI
In 1993 the Tennessee General Assembly enacted legislation requiring each agency of state government to prepare a plan to ensure the agency’s programs are administered in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The legislation is contained in Tennessee Code Annotated sections 4-21-901 through 4-21-905.
Federal regulations promulgated by various federal agencies require each state agency which receives federal financial assistance to establish a Title VI compliance program. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) is a primary recipient as defined by the federal regulations. According to the Civil Rights Act of 1987, if an agency receives federal financial assistance then all of its programs and activities are subject to the requirements of Title VI. The department administers programs and activities involving appropriations from Federal and state sources. The department has taken action to comply with the federal regulations pertaining to Title VI in state-funded programs and activities.
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