Louisiana bill requiring diversity, equity, inclusion reports advances to House

Keymonte Avery
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A proposed bill that would require public schools and higher education institutions to report summaries related to diversity, equity and inclusion has advanced to the Louisiana House.

As written in HB904, each school should submit a written summary of campus diversity, equity and inclusion programs for the 2021 through 2024 fiscal years by Oct. 31 to the Louisiana Department of Education and Board of Regents. These summaries should include a brief description of each program, the purpose and expected outcome of the program, a list of personnel used for the program, the total amount used to support the program and how much of state funding was used.

The bill also would require the state Department of Education and Board of Regents to submit a summary to the House and Senate education committees, House Committee on Appropriations, and Senate Committee on Finance by Dec. 31, 2024.

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HB904 was authored by State Representative Emily Chenevert (R.-La.) and was passed during the 2024 Regular Legislative Session with eight yeas and five nays.

Those committee members opposing the bill called it unnecessary and a way to unfairly target DEI initiatives.

If passed by the House and signed by Gov. Jeff Landry, the bill would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

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