Methods of Administration

Overview

The goal of the Methods of Administration (MOA) program is to guarantee that students have equal access to career and technical education (CTE) programs and activities, regardless of their race, color, national origin, sex, or disability.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Education oversees civil rights compliance for 68 state agencies responsible for administering the CTE MOA program at both the secondary and postsecondary levels nationwide. Compliance is maintained at the state level through a formal MOA compliance program, which is overseen by the MOA Coordinator.

Authority: OCR’s 1979 Vocational Education Guidelines (Appendix B to 34 CFR Parts 100 and 104 and Appendix A to 34 CFR Part 106).

The OCR requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct compliance desk reviews and site visits as part of its Vocational Education Methods of Administration civil rights compliance of campuses that receive federal funding for two-year CTE programs.

The purpose of the compliance desk reviews and onsite visits are to determine the postsecondary institutions’ compliance with the OCR’s Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, and Handicap and the following federal laws and regulations:

1. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its implementing regulations at CFR, Title 34, Part 104, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability
2. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations at Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 34, Part 100, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin
3. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations at CFR, Title 34, Part 106, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex

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