Bill > HF2711

This bill, formerly HSB 668, makes several changes to Iowa state law concerning policies and programs that previously included race or gender requirements, particularly focusing on the removal of "affirmative action" and related provisions. It amends various sections of the Iowa Code to strike language related to affirmative action, minority, women's, and disadvantaged business enterprises, and specific requirements for reporting and addressing disparities based on race or gender. For instance, it removes affirmative action from equal employment opportunity programs, changes the focus of procurement from "minority, women's, and disadvantaged business enterprises" to "Iowa-based business enterprises," and eliminates specific training and reporting requirements related to affirmative action. The bill also removes provisions requiring law enforcement training on preventing bias and understanding diverse communities, and alters language related to the "Iowa Minority Academic Grants for Economic Success" program, renaming it to the "Iowa Academic Grants for Economic Success" program and removing explicit references to minority students.

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