If the bill becomes law, diversity, equity, and inclusion offices will shut down, and training and hiring practices based on race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation would be banned.
If the bill becomes law, DEI offices on Texas college campuses will shut down and training and hiring practices based on race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation would be banned.A bill that would dramatically curb public university initiatives was just passed out of the Texas Senate this week.
"There's a belief in Republican circles that DEI offices and initiatives are used to promote what they would call a 'woke agenda,' in some ways to indoctrinate students, and this is a way to push back against that," Dr. Mark Jones of Rice University, said.Under the bill, a university could only access funding appropriated for the fiscal year once its governing board submits a report certifying compliance to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Staff that fails to comply would be risking termination, and universities that do the same could lose funding for one year.Jones said he does not believe the legislation will pass out of the House.Black, Latino lawmakers slam Gov. Greg Abbott for order limiting diversity considerations in hiring
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