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Committee advances bill barring race-based composition rules for state regulatory and health boards
Summary
A Tennessee House committee voted to advance House Bill 1237 after extended debate, approving the measure 17-6 to send it to calendar and rules.
A Tennessee House committee voted to advance House Bill 1237 after extended debate, approving the measure 17-6 to send it to calendar and rules.
The bill, as explained by Speaker Zachary, would “prohibit the exclusion of persons from membership on state regulatory and health boards on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, and national origin” and would bar boards from “establishing or operating under race based policy pertaining to their composition.” Speaker Zachary said the legislation responds to the June 9, 2023, Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Fourteenth Amendment issues raised by that decision.
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