Mississippi Senate Bill 2402

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit Public State Entities, Such As State Agencies, State Boards, Public Schools, Public Charter Schools And Public Institutions Of Higher Education, From Utilizing Any State Funding To Create, Promote, Or Conduct Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Programs; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prohibit Institutions Of Higher Learning That Receive Federal And/or State Financial Assistance From Considering The Race Of A Prospective Student As A Term Of Admission; To Provide Instances Where Institutions Of Higher Learning May Consider Race And/or Promote Diversity; To Authorize Certain Penalties For Violation Of This Act; To Provide Civil Penalties For State Agencies, State Boards, Public Schools, Public Charter Schools And Public Institutions Of Higher Education That Are Found In Violation Of The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

DEI Program Ban; eliminate DEI programs in any state-funded institution.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-14	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Universities and Colleges

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2402.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2402IN.htm