Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1500 - Human Rights Commission
Chapter 1500-01-03 - Title VI Compliance Program
Section 1500-01-03-.07 - COORDINATION AND TRAINING

(1) While primary responsibility for compliance with Title VI rests directly with the responsible State official, in order to assure coordination of Title VI compliance and consistency among agencies, each department and agency that receives Federal financial assistance shall advise the Commission of the progress and results related to resolving any programmatic issues that prevent appropriate investigation of complaints.

(2) Title VI training shall be made available at least annually by each recipient to employees, subrecipients, contractors and program area liaisons. The training shall provide information on Title VI provisions, application to program operations, the identification of Title VI issues and resolution of complaints. Each state department and agency shall provide a summary of the training conducted during the previous state fiscal year and training planned for the upcoming state fiscal year in the annual Title VI implementation plan.

(3) Each responsible Official for a department or agency (e.g. Title VI Coordinator for a department) shall, attend annually at least one session of Title VI training to be sponsored by the Commission. The training shall provide a forum to discuss any updates or changes in the Title VI implementation plan and reporting requirements, as well as updates and changes in Title VI and related civil rights laws.