Relating to nondiscrimination in public education; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Prohibits public institution of education or educational employee from requiring, compelling, coercing or otherwise directing student to acknowledge, affirm, declare, confess, state or in any way act in accordance with belief that any race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior to another, that individual may be discriminated against or treated in different manner on basis of individual's membership in particular group or classification, or that any individual, by virtue of individual's membership in particular group or classification, endorses, benefits uniquely from or is inherently responsible for actions that other individuals with membership in same group or classification have taken. Prohibits public institution of education from providing, withholding or conditioning grading, academic credit or other educational benefits on basis of student's compliance with prohibited actions. Prohibits distinguishing between, classifying or assigning benefits or detriments to student on basis of student's membership in particular group or classification. Prohibits using public moneys for prohibited purposes. Permits any person to bring action to enjoin educational employee or public institution of education from taking prohibited action. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 14, 2021
Last action Jun 27, 2021
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education.
lower
Jun 14, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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