In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for prohibitions regarding ideological oaths or statements, for prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion offices and employees, for statements required to be included in mission statement, bylaws, faculty handbook and student handbook, for certain mandatory training prohibited, for revoking tenure diversity, equality and inclusion violations and for spending prohibited.
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for prohibitions regarding ideological oaths or statements, for prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion offices and employees, for statements required to be included in mission statement, bylaws, faculty handbook and student handbook, for certain mandatory training prohibited, for revoking tenure diversity, equality and inclusion violations and for spending prohibited.
2023-2024 Regular Session
(a) Prohibition on diversity, equality and inclusion offices.--A public institution of higher education may not establish or maintain a diversity, equity and inclusion office or hire or assign an employee of the institution, or contract with a third party, to perform the duties of a diversity, equity and inclusion office.
"Diversity, equity and inclusion office." An office, division or other unit of an institution of higher education established for the purpose of any of the following: [...] (4) Conducting trainings, programs or activities designed or implemented in reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation, other than trainings, programs or activities developed by an attorney and approved in writing by the institution's General Counsel and the Office of Attorney General for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or Federal or State law.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-09-06 | Referred to EDUCATION |