Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed
2025-2026 Session
The State Board shall adopt a policy prohibiting community colleges from establishing, maintaining, or otherwise implementing a group or committee designed to investigate a bias incident. For purposes of this subsection, a "bias incident" includes any conduct, speech, or expression that the community college, group, or committee labels as intimidating, demeaning, mocking, degrading, or marginalizing an individual or group based on the perceived or actual identity of that individual or group.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-03 | 10:00 | Hearing | 1027/1128 LB | Rules and Operations of the Senate Hearing |
| 2025-04-03 | 10:00 | Hearing | 1027/1128 LB | Rules and Operations of the Senate Hearing |
| 2025-04-02 | 11:00 | Hearing | 544 LOB | Education/Higher Education Hearing |
| 2025-04-02 | 11:00 | Hearing | 544 LOB | Education/Higher Education Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-14 | Passed 1st Reading |
| 2025-04-14 | Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House |
| 2025-04-10 | Regular Message Sent To House |
| 2025-04-10 | Regular Message Received From Senate |
| 2025-04-09 | Amend Tabled A1 |
| 2025-04-09 | Amend Tabled A2 |
| 2025-04-09 | Passed 2nd Reading |
| 2025-04-09 | Passed 3rd Reading |
| 2025-04-08 | Reptd Fav |
| 2025-04-02 | Reptd Fav Com Substitute |
| 2025-04-02 | Com Substitute Adopted |
| 2025-04-02 | Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate |
| 2025-03-26 | Passed 1st Reading |
| 2025-03-26 | Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate |
| 2025-03-26 | Withdrawn From Com |
| 2025-03-26 | Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate |
| 2025-03-25 | Filed |