Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs

Removed Hornbuckle's amendment that would have added language preventing the bill from overriding West Virginia Human Rights Act protections for individuals.

Added Young's amendment requiring compliance with accreditation standards in the sexual harassment section of the bill.

Changed the amendment location from page 7, section 29 to page 10, section 2, line 29.

The human rights protection clause was relocated from page 3, section 3 to page 7, section 29, and the subsection identifier was changed from (b) to (d).

Added a new section (§18-5-50) allowing county school boards to operate legal compliance offices with the sole mission of ensuring compliance with federal civil rights laws, clarifying these offices are exempt from the bill's restrictions on DEI offices.

Changed the bill header from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Enrolled Version - Final Version' and swapped the order of version listings, indicating this is the final enacted version of the bill.

Corrected minor grammatical and formatting issues including changing 'Hiring' to 'Hire', 'Requiring' to 'Require', 'unity' to 'unit', and adding semicolons at the end of list items for consistency.

Changed 'antidiscrimination' to 'anti-discrimination' for consistent hyphenation throughout the bill.

Added 'and' at the end of several definition lists to improve grammatical consistency in the definitions of 'Ethnic group', 'Race', and other terms.

The bill originally stated it would add five new sections to the code, but the Committee Substitute version now states it adds only four new sections, indicating a reduction in the scope of new legislation.

The document format changed from a clean legislative text to include website navigation elements, links, and footer information typical of a legislative website interface rather than a final enrolled bill document.

The effective date language was modified from 'in effect 90 days from passage (July 11, 2025)' to a more general description without specific dates in the Committee Substitute version.

Added specific requirements for schools to report complaints about prohibited concepts to the State Superintendent annually by October 1.

Added provisions protecting school employees from civil liability when using pronouns consistent with a student's biological sex, even if not the student's preferred pronoun.

Added requirement for state universities to reallocate unexpended DEI funds to merit scholarships for lower-income and middle-income students or to reduce tuition and fees.

Added definition of 'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training' to clarify what training activities are prohibited.

Added specific enforcement mechanisms including complaint filing procedures and appeals processes for students, parents, and employees in K-12 schools.

Added specific effective date of 90 days from passage (July 11, 2025) and reporting deadlines for higher education institutions.