SC H4290 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 26-0)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Willis
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on April 6 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Willis
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
DEI in higher education
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-07 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Willis |
| 2023-05-16 | House | 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 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 2023-04-06 | House | Introduced and read first time |
