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Last summer, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law to require all state-funded colleges and universities to close their DEI offices. And a Utah bill now headed to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk would ban ...
The Kansas House bill sets up a process for hearing DEI complaints, giving universities time to reverse contested actions. But it also allows the attorney general to file civil lawsuits against ...
The bill, H.R. 8706 — first introduced by Republican Vice President-elect JD Vance — would essentially ban all things DEI within the federal government, including all related roles, offices ...
Senate Bill 266 advanced in the Florida state senate's appropriations committee on April 13, 2023. The Florida Senate passed the bill on April 28, 2023, by a margin of 27-12. [19] The House version of the bill passed by a vote of 81-34 on May 3, 2023. [20] Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill concurrently with Florida House Bill 931 on May 15 ...
DEI policy emerged from Affirmative action in the United States. [19] The legal term "affirmative action" was first used in "Executive Order No. 10925", [20] signed by President John F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961, which included a provision that government contractors "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated [fairly] during employment, without ...
Republican bill to defund diversity, equity and inclusion offices on Kentucky’s public college campuses was approved by the KY House on Friday One step closer: Bill banning DEI in Kentucky ...
While campaigning for the presidency in 2008, Obama had promised an executive order banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [3] On the basis of his campaign statement's, LGBT activists had long expected President Obama to issue an executive order prohibiting government contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. [4]
Proposed bill: No more DEI offices, ‘differential treatment’ of students at KY’s public colleges. Austin Horn, Alex Acquisto. January 19, 2024 at 7:54 AM.