DEI in higher education
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-60 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Provide Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning Annually Shall Report The Total Number Of Administrative And Nonteaching Positions That Support Or Are Associated With Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Initiatives At The Institution; To Prohibit These Institutions From Granting Preference To Applicants For Admission, Employment, Or Promotion On The Basis Of Race, Sex, Color, Ethnicity, Or National Origin, Subject To An Exception; To Prohibit These Institutions From Making Diversity Training Mandatory; To Prohibit These Institutions From Requiring Or Soliciting Diversity Statements As Part Of Their Admissions Or Employment Application Processes, Among Other Things; And To Clarify That These Provisions Do Not Prohibit Certain Programs Required To Comply With Specific Federal Requirements.
125th General Assembly
A public institution of higher learning may not make diversity training mandatory. [...] "Diversity, equity, and inclusion training" or "DEI training" means training, seminar, discussion group, workshop, or other instructional program [...] interrelated concepts purporting to: (i) describe or expose structures, systems, or relations of power, privilege, or subordination on the basis of race, sex, color, gender, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation; (ii) describe methods to identify, dismantle, or oppose such structures, systems, or relations; or (iii) justify differential treatment or special benefits conferred on the basis of race, sex, color, gender, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation; or (b) concepts of unconscious or implicit bias, cultural appropriation, allyship, transgenderism, [...] neo-pronouns, inclusive language, heteronormativity, disparate impact, gender identity, gender theory, racial or sexual privilege, or related formulations of these concepts.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | 00:00 | Hearing | Blatt Room 110 | House E.P.W. Higher Education Subcommittee |
| 2024-02-15 | 00:00 | Hearing | Blatt Room 110 | House E.P.W. Higher Education Subcommittee |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2023-06-07 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Willis |
| 2023-05-16 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Bustos, Harris, Guffey, Lawson, Oremus, Chumley, Beach, White, Thayer, Chapman, Burns, Haddon, O'Neal, Ligon, Cromer, S.Jones, Trantham, McCabe |
| 2023-04-06 | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 2023-04-06 | Introduced and read first time |