Relating to racism or sexism trainings at, and diversity and inclusion efforts by, governmental agencies and entities, school districts, and public postsecondary educational institutions, and including civil penalties

This bill relates to racism or sexism trainings at, and diversity and inclusion efforts by, governmental agencies and entities, school districts, and public postsecondary educational institutions.74 requires the superintendent of each school district to ensure that any curriculum or mandatory staff or student training provided by an employee of the school district or by a contractor hired by the school district does not teach, advocate, encourage, promote, or act upon specific stereotyping and scapegoating toward others on the basis of demographic group membership or identity. The bill modifies this provision to prohibit contractors, teachers, and administrators from providing any curriculum, or mandatory staff or student training, or associated materials, that teaches, advocates, encourages, promotes, or acts upon specific defined concepts. The bill also prohibits administrators from knowingly allowing a contractor or a teacher to provide any curriculum or mandatory staff or student training, or associated materials, that teaches, advocates, encourages, promotes, or acts upon specific defined concepts. The bill requires the board of educational examiners (BOEE) to adopt rules that require the BOEE to disqualify an applicant for a license or to revoke a person’s license if a court finds that a person violates these provisions. contractor, teacher, or administrator from continuing such violation. The bill provides that if the parent or guardian is the prevailing party in such civil action, the court shall award reasonable court costs and attorney fees to the parent or guardian, the court shall assess a civil penalty against the school district in an amount not less than $10,000 and not more than $50,000, and the clerk of court shall send a copy of the court’s order to the BOEE.74.1 requires the head of a governmental entity to ensure that any mandatory staff training provided by an employee of a governmental entity, or by a contractor hired by the governmental entity, does not teach, advocate, encourage, promote, or act upon stereotyping, scapegoating, or prejudice toward others on the basis of demographic group membership or identity. The bill modifies this provision to require the head of a governmental entity to ensure that any mandatory staff training or associated materials provided by an employee of a governmental entity, or by a contractor hired by the governmental entity, does not teach, advocate, encourage, promote, or act upon specific defined concepts or prejudice toward others on the basis of demographic group membership or identity.1 by an employee or contractor of the governmental entity to bring a civil action for injunctive relief against the governmental entity to prohibit the employee or contractor from continuing such violation. The bill provides that, if an employee is the prevailing party in the civil action, the court shall award the employee reasonable court costs and attorney fees. The bill makes conforming changes. ensure that any mandatory staff or student training provided by an employee of the institution or by a contractor hired by the institution does not teach, advocate, act upon, or promote specific defined concepts. The bill modifies this provision to also require such individuals to ensure that any materials provided in association with the mandatory staff or student training do not teach, advocate, act upon, or promote specific defined concepts.8 by an employee or contractor of the institution to bring a civil action for injunctive relief against the institution to prohibit the employee or contractor from continuing such violation. The bill provides that, if an employee or student is the prevailing party in the civil action, the court shall award the employee or student reasonable court costs and attorney fees.3.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with any state mandate included in the bill.