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Montana committee hears bill to bar race-conscious practices at public universities
Summary
Representative Carrie Seekins Crowe told the House Education Committee that House Bill 663 would prohibit public universities from considering race, ethnicity or national origin in admissions, hiring and financial-aid decisions, saying the measure would ensure applicants are judged “on their merit, character, and abilities.”
Representative Carrie Seekins Crowe opened the hearing on House Bill 663, saying the measure would “ensure that qualifications, hard work, and merit determine success, not factors beyond an individual's control.” Seekins Crowe, the bill sponsor, told the Montana House Education Committee the bill would bar the use of demographic factors in admissions, scholarships and hiring across the state university system and would give institutions until Oct. 1, 2026, to comply.
Hope Morrison, representing the Associated Students of the University of Montana, testified in opposition and said the bill “increases government…
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