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This bill prohibits state departments from spending funds on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that the bill considers divisive or preferential. Specifically, the bill bars expenditures for programs or staffing that promote treatment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or ancestry, and which include concepts such as collective group guilt, oppression-based disparities, or identity activism that might limit freedom of speech or conscience. However, the bill does not prevent departments from following existing anti-discrimination laws or complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, the bill prevents state departments from requiring private sector employers to implement such DEI programs as a condition of receiving state contracts. The legislation appears to be part of a broader national conversation about diversity initiatives in government and workplace settings, seeking to restrict what some view as divisive or ideologically driven approaches to diversity and inclusion.

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https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=383