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S12422024 Regular Session

Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admissions.

HIGHER EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admissions.

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This bill will make clear Idaho's state policy that hiring, and admissions decisions must be made on merit. This bill will also guarantee that hiring and admissions decisions made by state agencies, including public colleges and universities, are not "conditioned on a requirement that applicants submit or ascribe to a diversity statement."

Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs