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Johnson County staff say they will wait for final DEI legislation language before changing policies
Summary
County staff and supervisors discussed how to respond to pending state legislation (Senate File 507) affecting DEI programs and said the county attorney's office will review specific contracts and grants case by case once the law is finalized.
Johnson County supervisors discussed how the county will respond if state legislation affecting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs becomes law, and county staff said they will wait for the bill’s final language before making broad changes.
County attorney’s office staff told supervisors the office will not proactively audit every department to find possible compliance issues. "We will handle it the same way we do contract review," the county attorney’s office representative Rachel said. "We'll send out instructions, look for these things that are in the legislation if and when it passes,…
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