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Kentucky SB164

EDUCATIONINTRODUCED

AN ACT relating to government personnel policies and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit a state or local government or public agency from providing preferential treatment to individuals or entities on the basis of religion, race, sex, color, or national origin when they contract or seek employment with the state or local government; define terms; prohibit a state or local government from requiring or incentivizing a person to attend a diversity, equity, and inclusion training or provide any differential treatment or benefits to an individual based on the individual's participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion training; prohibit a public agency from providing resources or funds to establish or maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, trainings, or related initiatives; allow an exemption to provide preferential consideration for businesses owned by individuals who are residents of Kentucky or the United States; allow the Attorney General to bring civil action to enforce provisions of this Act; allow a qualified individual to bring a civil action for injunctive relief and to recover attorney's fees and litigation costs if a state or local government or public agency is found to have violated this Act; waive immunity under certain conditions; prevent an employee or agent of a public agency or a state or local government from using their authority to influence, discourage, interfere, or retaliate against a person who in good faith participates in a civil action in accordance with this Act; amend KRS 12.020 to rename the "Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training" to "Office of Employee Training"; amend KRS 18A.025 to deline the responsibilities of the Office of Employee Training; EMERGENCY.

Legislative Session

active

2025 Regular Session

Selected quotes

A state or local government shall not [...] require or incentivize an individual to attend diversity, equity, and inclusion training or provide any differential treatment or benefits to an individual based on the individual's participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion training.

A public agency shall not expend or utilize any resources to: (a) Establish or maintain a diversity, equity, and inclusion office; (b) Contract for or employ an individual to serve as a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer; (c) Provide diversity, equity, and inclusion training [...] (d) Establish or maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; [...] or (f) Purchase, promote, or distribute any content or materials that promote or justify discriminatory concepts or diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Links

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History

DateAction
2025-02-18to State & Local Government (S)
2025-02-13introduced in Senate
2025-02-13to Committee on Committees (S)