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Senate working‑group DEI proposal sent to print; senator voices free‑speech concerns
Summary
Senators voted to print RS 32103, a recommendation from a working group that would limit DEI offices, diversity training, bias‑reporting systems and DEI‑based personnel or admissions practices at Idaho institutions of higher education; at least one senator said he would support printing but has ‘‘very serious concerns.’’
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to print RS 32103, a recommendation from a working group on diversity, equity and inclusion that would restrict certain DEI activities at Idaho institutions of higher education.
Senator Toews described the measure as "a pretty, mild and light touch on the ballot initiative statute" and later as a product intended to "protect freedom of inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge" by "freeing students and faculty from compulsory ideological training." He…
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