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Ch. 11 · ED·Proposed·

Move Office for Civil Rights to DOJ with litigation-only enforcement

Mandate relocates OCR to the Department of Justice and limits enforcement to litigation rather than administrative funding threats.

Mandate

Mandate Ch. 11 (Education) — Office for Civil Rights: OCR should move to DOJ; Washington should enforce civil rights through DOJ and federal courts; OCR at DOJ should be able to enforce only through litigation.

Undo plan

1) Keep ED OCR administrative enforcement for faster Title VI/IX remedies alongside DOJ litigation. 2) If moved, preserve complaint intake capacity and special-education coordination. 3) Bar using reorganization to pause active discrimination remedies. 4) Publish MOU on ED–DOJ roles during transition. 5) Verify: complaint resolution times and relief rates.

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