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H3184Introduced in the House

DEI in state universities

IntroducedHouse Education and Public Works

Introduced by Josiah Magnuson, District 38

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-680 To Prohibit The Use Of Political Ideology Or Statements On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Making Admissions Or Employment Decisions By Public Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds For Such Purposes, To Prohibit Such Institutions From Requiring Faculty Or Employees To Complete Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Training Or Take Adverse Action Against Faculty Or Employees Who Refuse Or Fail To Participate In Such Training, To Prohibit Such Institutions From Infringing On First Amendment Rights Of Free Speech Of Students, Faculty, Or Employees, To Provide Reporting Requirements, To Clarify The Applicability Of These Provisions, And To Provide Institutions Shall Provide Electronic Copies Of These Provisions To Students, Employees, And Faculty, Among Other Things.

Where it stands

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile

February 6, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Prefiled

  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton, Pace, Frank, Gilreath, Huff, Harris, Kilmartin, White, Cromer

  6. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Rankin, Oremus, Gibson, Lawson, Burns

  7. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile

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