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IN SB0202

EDUCATIONPASSED

State educational institution matters.

State educational institution matters. Amends the duties of state educational institutions' diversity committees. Provides that certain offices or individuals established or employed by a state educational institution (institution) regarding diversity programming must include within the mission of the office or position programming that substantially promotes both cultural and intellectual diversity. Establishes various requirements and restrictions for institutions regarding free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity that does the following: (1) Requires the establishment of certain policies regarding: (A) disciplinary actions for certain persons that materially and substantially disrupt protected expressive activity; (B) limiting or restricting the granting of tenure or a promotion if certain conditions related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity are not met; and (C) disciplinary actions that will be taken if, after a review, a determination has been made that a tenured faculty member has failed to meet certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (2) Requires the review and consideration, at least every five years, of certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (3) Requires the establishment of a procedure that allows students and employees to submit complaints that a faculty member or contractor is not meeting certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity and establishes requirements regarding the procedure and submitted complaints. (4) Establishes consideration requirements before an institution renews an employment agreement or other contract with, makes a bonus decision regarding, or completes a review or performance assessment of a faculty member or contractor. (5) Prohibits requiring an applicant, employee, or contractor to pledge allegiance to or make a statement of personal support for: (A) certain policies or actions; or (B) political or ideological movements. (6) Establishes restrictions regarding awarding admission, enrollment, employment, benefits, hiring, reappointment, promotion, or granting tenure to an applicant, employee, or contractor on the basis of the viewpoints expressed in a submitted pledge or statement. (7) Requires certain information be included in an institution's programming for new students. (8) Requires the adoption of a statement on neutrality that makes a distinction between the official positions of an institution from the individual viewpoints of the institution's employees, contractors, students, and alumni. (9) Allows the commission for higher education (commission) to establish a survey that attempts to collect information from students regarding the current perceptions of whether free speech and academic freedom are recognized and fostered by an institution in a manner that welcomes expression of different opinions and ideologies and requires an institution to promote and provide the survey to students. (10) Establishes various reporting requirements by institutions or the commission concerning complaints submitted regarding faculty members or contractors who are not meeting certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (11) Provides that certain individuals may request the commission to review a final decision by an institution concerning a violation of these provisions. Provides that the commission may enter into an agreement with the office of administrative law proceedings to review violations of certain provisions and issue an opinion on behalf of the commission. Requires each institution to submit certain information by September 1, 2024, and on September 1 of each year thereafter.

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An institution may not require an applicant, an employee, or a person described in subsection (a) to [...] make a statement of personal support for any: (1) policy or action that would treat similarly situated people or groups of people differently based on the race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or religion; or (2) political or ideological movement.

Legislative Session

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2024 Regular Session

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Calendar

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2024-02-2110:30HearingHouse ChamberHouse Education Hearing
2024-02-1410:30HearingHouse ChamberHouse Education Hearing
2024-01-2413:00HearingSenate ChamberSenate Education and Career Development Hearing

History

DateAction
2024-03-13Public Law 113
2024-03-13Signed by the Governor
2024-03-08Signed by the President of the Senate
2024-03-07Signed by the Speaker
2024-03-05Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2024-02-29Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 242: yeas 33, nays 12
2024-02-28Motion to concur filed
2024-02-28Returned to the Senate with amendments
2024-02-27Third reading: passed; Roll Call 227: yeas 66, nays 31
2024-02-26Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2024-02-26Amendment #4 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 201: yeas 36, nays 58
2024-02-26Amendment #3 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 200: yeas 29, nays 63
2024-02-26Amendment #2 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 199: yeas 31, nays 62
2024-02-26Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
2024-02-22Referred to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 84; Failed, Roll Call 185: yeas 28, nays 59
2024-02-22Committee report: amend do pass, adopted Roll Call 184: yeas 59, nays 28
2024-02-22Minority report (DeLaney) not substituted for majority report Roll Call 183: yeas 28, nays 58
2024-02-12First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2024-02-07Referred to the House
2024-02-06Cosponsors: Representatives Davis, Teshka, Heaton
2024-02-06House sponsor: Representative Behning
2024-02-06Third reading: passed; Roll Call 131: yeas 39, nays 9
2024-02-05Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2024-02-05Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 98: yeas 8, nays 40
2024-02-05Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 97: yeas 9, nays 39
2024-02-05Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 96: yeas 7, nays 40
2024-02-05Amendment #6 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 95: yeas 8, nays 40
2024-02-05Amendment #7 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 94: yeas 8, nays 40
2024-02-05Amendment #11 (Goode) prevailed; voice vote
2024-02-05Amendment #15 (Deery) prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 34, nays 8
2024-02-05Amendment #14 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote
2024-02-01Senators Donato, Crane, Rogers added as coauthors
2024-01-25Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-01-18Senator Byrne added as coauthor
2024-01-09First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2024-01-09Authored by Senators Deery, Raatz and Johnson T