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Mississippi Senate approves GOP-backed restrictions on DEI programs after heated debate
Summary
The Mississippi State Senate approved a conference report on House Bill 1193 that restricts DEI offices and trainings at public schools and colleges, establishes a new complaint and enforcement process and allows withholding of state funds for repeated failures to remedy violations.
The Mississippi State Senate approved the conference report on House Bill 1193, a measure restricting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices, trainings and certain campus practices in public schools and institutions of higher learning, after extended debate and a roll-call vote.
Senator McCaughn, who explained the measure to the Senate, said the bill defines DEI-related terms, bars institutions from maintaining DEI offices or requiring DEI statements and establishes a formal complaint, investigation and enforcement process that can include withholding state funds for repeated violations. “Nowhere in here are we trying to supersede any court order or any federal law,” McCaughn said during his remarks.
Supporters framed the bill as a means to focus…
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