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This bill aims to comprehensively reform higher education governance and policies in Ohio through multiple key provisions. The bill reduces trustee terms from nine to six years at state institutions of higher education, modifies faculty evaluation and tenure processes, and introduces new requirements for intellectual diversity and institutional transparency. Key provisions include mandating a course on American civic literacy that requires students to read foundational documents like the Constitution and Federalist Papers, prohibiting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and offices, and requiring institutions to affirm commitments to intellectual diversity and individual treatment. The bill also introduces new reporting requirements for institutional costs, restricts partnerships with Chinese academic institutions, and prohibits certain types of training or statements related to race and sex. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Higher Education to study the feasibility of three-year bachelor's degree programs. The changes aim to promote what the bill's proponents likely view as more neutral, merit-based approaches to higher education governance, curriculum, and institutional practices.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb6