A bill for an act prohibiting state entities from expending moneys to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or to hire individuals to serve as diversity, equity, and inclusion officers, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions.
91st General Assembly
A state entity shall not expend any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly [...] to: a. Establish, sustain, support, or staff a diversity, equity, and inclusion office. b. Contract, employ, engage, or hire an individual to serve as a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer.
“Diversity, equity, and inclusion” includes all of the following: [...] d. Any effort to promote or promulgate trainings, programming, or activities designed or implemented with reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation. e. Any effort to promote [...] widely contested opinion referencing [...] allyship, transgender ideology, [...] social justice, intersectionality, neopronouns, heteronormativity, disparate impact, gender theory, [...] or any related formulation of these concepts.
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| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | 12:00 | Hearing | RM 304 | House Education Subcommittee |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | Subcommittee recommends passage. |
| 2025-02-13 | Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2025 12:00PM RM 304. |
| 2025-02-11 | By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
| 2025-02-11 | Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 288. |
| 2025-02-11 | Subcommittee: Stone, Gehlbach and Madison. H.J. 293. |