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Bills › 91st General Assembly

Prohibiting community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and engaging in certain other activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Topics:Higher educationDiversity, equity & inclusion

Same legislation: HF 855

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Also covers HF 855.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 26, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 855
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 855 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 855 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary This law adds community colleges to the list of public colleges that cannot have diversity, equity, and inclusion offices. It also stops these schools from requiring people to write diversity statements or giving anyone special treatment based on those statements. These rules apply unless federal laws or school accreditation standards require something different.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that a public institution of higher education for purposes of Code chapter 261J, relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, includes a community college. Code chapter 261J generally prohibits public institutions of higher education from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, as defined in Code chapter 261J; requiring a person to provide a diversity, equity, or inclusion statement; or giving preferential treatment to any person based on the provisions of such a statement. The prohibitions do not apply if otherwise provided by federal or state law or accreditation standards. Code chapter 261J requires annual reports to the general assembly and governor on compliance by public institutions of higher education and provides for enforcement by the attorney general.

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House subcommittee

Named January 22, 2025. Meeting: Wednesday, January 29 · 12:30 PM · House Lounge.

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Lobbying

10 for · 10 against · 2 undecided · Who →

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Study bill

HSB 61Renumbered

91st General Assembly

HF 855Cleared committeefrom HSB 61