Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education.
EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education.
2025 Regular Session
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; [...] TO PROHIBIT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFICES AND OFFICERS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE USE FOR CERTAIN FUNDS, TO PROHIBIT DIVERSITY TRAININGS, TO PROHIBIT BIAS REPORTING SYSTEMS, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN REQUIRED COURSES, TO PROVIDE FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTS, TO PROVIDE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH CERTAIN ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, TO PROVIDE FOR A PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION, AND TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING APPLICABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
"Diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "DEI" means any trainings, programs, activities, or instruction that is derived from or that promotes the tenets or concepts of critical theory, including but not limited to the concepts of [...] gender theory, queer theory, neopronouns, transgender ideology, misgendering, othering, deadnaming, heteronormativity, allyship, or any other related formulation of these tenets or concepts.
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| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | 08:00 | Hearing | Room WW55 | Senate State Affairs Committee |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 2025-04-01 | Read First Time, Referred to Education |
| 2025-03-31 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 2025-03-31 | Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote |
| 2025-03-31 | Read in full as required) -- PASSED 27-8-0 |
| 2025-03-31 | Title apvd |
| 2025-03-31 | to House |
| 2025-03-27 | Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs |
| 2025-03-26 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |