HB 2475

Abstract

Prohibits public institution of education or educational employee from requiring, compelling, coercing or otherwise directing student to acknowledge, affirm, declare, confess, state or in any way act in accordance with belief that any race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior to another, that individual may be discriminated against or treated in different manner on basis of individual's membership in particular group or classification, or that any individual, by virtue of individual's membership in particular group or classification, endorses, benefits uniquely from or is inherently responsible for actions that other individuals with membership in same group or classification have taken. Prohibits public institution of education from providing, withholding or conditioning grading, academic credit or other educational benefits on basis of student's compliance with prohibited actions. Prohibits distinguishing between, classifying or assigning benefits or detriments to student on basis of student's membership in particular group or classification. Prohibits using public moneys for prohibited purposes. Permits any person to bring action to enjoin educational employee or public institution of education from taking prohibited action. Declares emergency, effective on passage.