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This Concurrent Resolution proposes an amendment to the Arizona Constitution to prohibit the state from granting preferential treatment or discriminating against individuals or groups based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in areas like public employment, education, and contracting. It also forbids compelling individuals to endorse such preferential treatment or discrimination as a condition of employment or contracting. While the amendment generally bans race-based or ethnicity-based differential treatment, it includes exceptions for bona fide qualifications based on sex, actions necessary to maintain federal funding (though these actions are limited to outreach and advertising without altering application criteria), and court orders or consent decrees in effect before December 14, 2010. It also allows for qualifications based on tribal membership for programs serving Native American tribes. The resolution clarifies that "state" encompasses various governmental entities, including cities, counties, universities, and school districts, and defines what constitutes "compelling" endorsement of preferential treatment or discrimination, such as requiring statements supporting differential treatment or confessing race-based privilege. The proposed amendment will be put to a vote of the people at the next general election.