Title VI
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
”No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color or national origin, beexcluded from participation in, be denied the benefit of, or be subjected to discriminationunder any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
Your Rights & Protections
The purpose of the Title VI program is to prohibit agencies that receivefederal assistance from discriminating against participants, customers, and/or clients on the basis of race, color, national origin, or which includes limitedEnglish proficiency. The Tennessee Department of Safety & HomelandSecurity (TDOSHS) is a recipient of federal financial assistance.
If you feel that you have been subjected to discrimination based on race,color, national origin, which includes limited English proficiency, you may filea written complaint with the agencies listed below and/or with a state orfederal agency involved, or the United States Department of Justice. Allcomplaints must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory act.
For more information, contact:
Tennessee Human Rights Commission
Phone: (800) 251-3589
Email: ask.thrc@tn.gov
OR
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Mail: Attn: Title VI Coordinator
312 Rosa L Parks Ave., 25th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 203-2439 or (866) 849-3548
Email: email.safety@tn.gov and/or OPA.Complaints@tn.gov
Departamento de Tennessee de la Seguridadde la Patria Título VI De la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964
"No persona en los Estados Unidos, por motivos de raza, color u origen nacional, seexcluirá de la participación en, ser negado el beneficio de o ser sujeto a discriminaciónbajo cualquier programa o actividad que reciba asistencia financiera federal."
Sus Derechos Y Protecciones
El propósito del programa del Título VI es prohibir a las agencias quereciben asistencia federal contra la discriminación contra participantes,clientes y/o o clientes por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional o queincluye limitaciones Dominio del inglés. El Departamento de Seguridad yPatria de Tennessee Security (TDOSHS) recibe asistencia financierafederal.
Si siente que ha sido objeto de discriminación por motivos de raza, color,origen nacional, que incluye dominio limitado del inglés, puede presentaruna queja por escrito ante las agencias enumeradas a continuación y/o conun estado o agencia federal involucrada, o el Departamento de Justicia delos Estados Unidos. Todo Las quejas deben presentarse dentro de los 180días siguientes al presunto acto discriminatorio.
Para obtener más información, comuníquese con:
Comisión de Derechos Humanos de Tennessee
Teléfono: (800) 251-3589
Correo electrónico: ask.thrc@tn.gov
OR
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Dirección: Attn: Title VI Coordinator
312 Rosa L. Parks. Ave, 25th Fl
Nashville, TN 37243
Teléfono: (615) 203-2439 or (866) 849-3548
Correo electrónico: email.safety@tn.gov y/o OPA.Complaints@tn.gov
Public Notice of Title VI Program Rights
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security gives public notice of its’ policy to uphold and assure full compliance with the non-discrimination requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related Nondiscrimination authorities. Title VI and related Nondiscrimination authorities stipulate that no person in the United States of America shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Any person who desires more information regarding the Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Title VI Program can contact its Title VI Program Coordinator – Carrie Brock -- at the address noted below.
Any person who believes they have, individually or as a member of any specific class of persons, been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, has the right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and submitted within 180 days following the date of the alleged occurrence to: Office of Professional Accountability
Captain, Jacob Stielow
Lieutenant, Harold Stewart
Title VI Program Coordinator, Carrie Brock
William Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 25th Floor
312 Rosa Parks Avenue Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 251-5228
OPA.Complaints@tn.gov