Title VI Statement
Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board assures the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) that no person shall on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, Disabilities, family or religious status, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination or retaliation under any program or activity undertaken by the agency.
Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board is a sub-recipient of Federal Transit Administration funds and provides service in Lee, Sumter, Darlington and Florence Counties.
Complaint Procedure
Any person who believes Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board has discriminated against him or her on the basis of race, color or national origin may file a Title VI complaint by completing and submitting the agency’s Title VI Complaint Form (refer to Appendix E). Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board investigates complaints received no more than 180 days after the alleged incident. Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board will process complaints that are complete.
Once the complaint is received, Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board will review it to determine if our office has jurisdiction. The complainant will receive an acknowledgement letter informing him/her whether our office will investigate the complaint.
Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board has ninety (90) days to investigate the complaint. If more information is needed to resolve the case, Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board may contact the complainant. The complainant has ten (10) business days from the date of the letter to send requested information to the investigator assigned to the case. If the investigator is not contacted by the complainant or does not receive the additional information within ten (10) business days, Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board can administratively close the case. A case can also be administratively closed if the complainant no longer wishes to pursue their case.
After the investigator reviews the complaint, she/he will issue one of two letters to the complainant: a closure letter or a letter of finding (LOF). A closure letter summarizes the allegations and states that there was not a Title VI violation and that the case will be closed. A (Letter of Finding) LOF summarizes the allegations and the interviews regarding the alleged incident, and explains whether any disciplinary action, additional training of the staff member or other action will occur. If the complainant wishes to appeal the decision, she/he has seven (7) days to do so from the time he/she receives the closure letter or the LOF.