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This bill prohibits local education agencies (such as school districts) and postsecondary institutions in Georgia (including University System and Technical College System schools) from promoting, supporting, or maintaining any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The bill broadly defines DEI to include efforts that provide different treatment, special benefits, or preferential policies based on race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation. For postsecondary institutions, this also includes promoting contested academic concepts like unconscious bias, intersectionality, and social justice. The bill establishes significant financial penalties for non-compliance, allowing the state to withhold state funding or state-administered federal funding from institutions that violate these restrictions. The law would take effect on July 1, 2025, and apply to the 2025-2026 school and academic years. Importantly, the bill explicitly states that it does not prohibit compliance with existing state or federal antidiscrimination laws, and aims to restrict what it considers preferential or ideological programming rather than basic legal protections against discrimination.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70042