MAEC's Title IX 2020 Regulations Series examines the impact of the recently-released Final Rule, which went into effect August 14, 2020. The Final Rule determines how schools navigate incidents of sexual harassment. This document, the second in our series, compares Title IX then (the Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, 1972) and Title IX now (Final Rule, 2020) to identify changes to the policies and practices impacted by the 2020 regulations. This series examines the overall impact of the Title IX 2020 regulations and its specific impact on various positions. See: "Title IX Coordinators Roles and Responsibilities" [ED627900], "Title IX Investigator Roles and Responsibilities" [ED627897], "Title IX Decision-Maker Roles and Responsibilities" [ED627894], and "Title IX Grievance Procedure" [ED627901].