Title II Technical Assistance Manual

II−8.1000 General. Title II requires that public entities take several steps designed to achieve compliance. These include the preparation of a self-evaluation. In addition, public entities with 50 or more employees are required to --

1) Develop a grievance procedure;

2) Designate an individual to oversee title II compliance; 3) Develop a transition plan if structural changes are necessary for achieving program accessibility; and

4) Retain the self-evaluation for three years.

How does a public entity determine whether it has "50 or more employees"? Determining the number of employees will be based on a government wide total of employees, rather than by counting the number of employees of a subunit, department, or division of the local government. Part-time employees are included in the determination.

ILLUSTRATION: Town X has 55 employees (including 20 part-time employees). Its police department has 10 employees, and its fire department has eight employees. The police and fire department are subject to title II's administrative requirements applicable to public entities with 50 or more employees because Town X, as a whole, has 50 or more employees. Because all States have at least 50 employees, all State departments, agencies, and other divisional units are subject to title II's administrative requirements applicable to public entities with 50 or more employees.