Final Title IX Rules Delayed Once More as Education Department Misses Deadline

The U.S. Department of Education missed its October deadline to finalize two long-awaited sets of Title IX regulations, delaying their release once more. The department has not announced a new date of expected release.  As of Tuesday, the Office of Management and Budget, which reviews any rule before it’s finalized, hadn’t reviewed either of the rules, one on athletics and the other containing broader Title IX guidance, according to the agency’s website. OMB reviews can take up to 90 days. The delay comes as nearly 130 civil rights, gender justice, and survivor advocacy organizations urged “immediate action” and said the administration’s decision to keep the Trump administration-era rule in place is “a worrying and dangerous trend.”