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Senate committee adopts amendment, advances bill to prohibit DEI offices and policies in cities and counties
Summary
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R–District 20, told the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee on May 20 that he had filed an amendment to a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices, officers, policies and practices in county and city governments and said the amendment clarifies that funding streams would not be affected and provides a cure period for alleged violations.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R–District 20, told the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee on May 20 that he had filed an amendment to a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices, officers, policies and practices in county and city governments and said the amendment clarifies that funding streams would not be affected and provides a cure period for alleged violations.
The committee adopted Sullivan’s amendment and then advanced the measure. Sullivan described the bill as “pretty much the same” as a higher-education bill the committee previously considered and said it “follows in line with Act 116.” He told…
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