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This bill relates to state entities, including by modifying provisions related to prohibited diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and officers and to trainings and curricula regarding specific defined concepts by school districts. Current Code section 19.2 prohibits state entities from expending any moneys appropriated by the general assembly, or any other moneys, to establish, sustain, support, or staff a diversity, equity, and inclusion office, or to contract, employ, engage, or hire an individual to serve as a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. Current Code section 19.3 authorizes the attorney general to bring an action against a state entity for a writ of mandamus to compel the state entity to comply with these prohibitions. Current Code section 19.3 authorizes a student or alumnus of a public school, or an employee of a state entity, alleging a violation of the bill’s provisions to bring a civil action for injunctive relief against the state entity to prohibit the state entity from continuing such violation. The bill modifies Code section 19.3 to provide that if the attorney general or other person bringing an action under Code section 19.3 is the prevailing party, the state entity is required to terminate the employment of the person who committed the violation. The bill also provides that if the supervisor of the person who committed the violation was aware of the violation and failed to take actions intended to prevent the violation, then the state entity is required to terminate the employment of the supervisor as well. Additionally, if the position of the person whose employment was terminated required a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition, the person’s license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition shall be revoked by the entity that originally issued the license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition. If the attorney general or other person bringing an action under Code section 19.3 is the prevailing party, the bill establishes levels of civil penalties to be imposed upon the state entity that are based on the amount of the state entity’s total budget. Current Code section 279.74(2) requires the superintendent of each school district to ensure that any curriculum or mandatory staff or student training provided by an employee of the school district or by a contractor hired by the school district does not teach, advocate, encourage, promote, or act upon specific stereotyping and scapegoating toward others on the basis of demographic group membership or identity. Current Code section 279.74(3) requires school district diversity and inclusion efforts to discourage students from discriminating against another by political ideology or any characteristic protected under federal law or applicable state law. Current Code section 279.74(3) also requires school districts to prohibit employees from discriminating against students or other employees by political ideology or any characteristic protected under federal law or applicable state law. The bill authorizes the attorney general to bring an action against a school district for a writ of mandamus to compel the school district to comply with Code section 279.74. The bill also authorizes a student or alumnus of a school district, or an employee of a school district, alleging a violation of the bill’s provisions to bring a civil action for injunctive relief against the school district to prohibit the school district from continuing such violation. The bill establishes the venue in which such actions may be brought. If the attorney general or other person is the prevailing party, the school district is required to terminate the employment of the person who committed the violation. The bill also provides that if the supervisor of the person who committed the violation was aware of the violation and failed to take actions intended to prevent the violation, then the school district is required to terminate the employment of the supervisor as well. Additionally, if the position of the person whose employment was terminated required a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition, the person’s license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition shall be revoked by the entity that originally issued the license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition, which includes the board of educational examiners. If the attorney general or other person bringing an action is the prevailing party, the bill establishes levels of civil penalties to be imposed upon the school district that are based on the amount of the school district’s total budget. The bill makes conforming changes.

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Sandy Salmon (R)*, 

Subcommittee: Salmon, Green, and Quirmbach. S.J. 148. (on 01/27/2026)

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