The move effectively ends diversity, equity and inclusion programs in state-owned schools, and bans transgender people from accessing restrooms that differ from their biological sex except in certain circumstances in state-owned buildings.
H.B. 261, Utah’s bill restricting diversity, equity and inclusion practices in education, passed the House this Friday and will be sent for approval by Gov. Spencer Cox, who has already expressed support for anti-DEI measures. With a 57-13 vote, Republicans progressed the initiative to remove DEI practices within government organizations and the Utah education.
Utah lawmakers have reached an accord on the proposed overhaul of diversity, equity and inclusion programming at the state s public universities after debate.
One of Utah’s most debated bills this legislative session is reaching its final phase with a last nod from the Senate. A ban of diversity, equity and inclusio