To Create The Arkansas Access Act; And To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code As They Relate To Education In The State Of Arkansas.
95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
When taking an action on the accreditation or renewal of accreditation of a state-supported institution of higher education, an accrediting agency shall not: (1) Base the accrediting decision in any way on a review or consideration of DEI; (2) Collect information related to DEI; (3) Include any requirement related to DEI, including without limitation requirement of a diversity statement from a state-supported institution of higher education or any employee or contractor of a state-supported institution of higher education;
Prohibitions. (a) An officer, agent, administrator, employee, teacher, or contractor of a state-supported institution of higher education shall not compel another officer, agent, administrator, employee, teacher, contractor, or student of the state-supported institution of higher education to personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to ideas or beliefs in violation of Title IV [...] that an individual should be adversely or advantageously treated on the basis of his or her [...] sex [and] shall not compel another officer, agent, administrator, employee, teacher, contractor, or student of the state-supported institution of higher education to personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to a political [...] or other ideological viewpoint.
date | time | type | location | description |
---|---|---|---|---|
2025-02-20 | 10:00 | Hearing | Room 138 | House Education Committee |
History
Date | Action |
---|---|
2025-03-18 | Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. |
2025-03-18 | Notification that HB1512 is now Act 341 |
2025-03-17 | Rules suspended. |
2025-03-17 | Read the third time and passed. |
2025-03-17 | Returned to the House as passed. |
2025-03-17 | Returned from the Senate as passed. |
2025-03-17 | TO BE ENROLLED |
2025-03-13 | Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. |
2025-03-13 | Received from the House. |
2025-03-13 | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. |
2025-03-12 | Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. |
2025-03-12 | Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. |
2025-03-12 | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
2025-03-10 | Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2 |
2025-03-06 | Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. |
2025-03-06 | Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. |
2025-03-06 | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
2025-02-17 | Filed |
2025-02-17 | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE |