A bill for an act prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions.(See SF 2303 .)

Senate

File

2063

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2063

BY

SALMON

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

prohibiting

courses

and

content

relating

to

diversity,

1

equity,

inclusion,

and

critical

race

theory

in

general

2

education

requirements

and

core

curricula

at

regents

3

institutions.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

SHORT

TITLE.

This

Act

shall

be

known

and

may

be

1

cited

as

the

“Stop

Woke

Act”.

2

Sec.

2.

NEW

SECTION

.

262.100

Standards

for

undergraduate

3

general

education

courses.

4

1.

As

used

in

this

section,

unless

the

context

otherwise

5

requires:

6

a.

“Diversity,

equity,

inclusion,

and

critical

race

7

theory-related

content”

means

content

that

does

one

or

more

of

8

the

following:

9

(1)

Promotes

the

idea

that

racially

neutral

or

colorblind

10

laws,

policies,

or

institutions

perpetuate

oppression;

11

injustice;

race-based

privilege,

including

white

supremacy

12

or

white

privilege;

or

inequity

by

failing

to

actively

13

differentiate

on

the

basis

of

race,

sex,

or

gender.

14

(2)

Promotes

the

differential

treatment

of

any

individual

15

or

groups

of

individuals

based

on

race

or

ethnicity

in

16

contemporary

American

society.

17

(3)

Promotes

the

idea

that

a

student

is

biased

on

account

18

of

the

student’s

race

or

sex.

19

(4)

Relates

any

of

the

following

topics

to

contemporary

20

American

society:

critical

theory,

whiteness,

systemic

racism,

21

institutional

racism,

antiracism,

microaggressions,

systemic

22

bias,

implicit

bias,

unconscious

bias,

intersectionality,

23

gender

identity,

social

justice,

cultural

competence,

allyship,

24

race-based

reparations,

race-based

privilege,

race-based

or

25

gender-based

diversity,

race-based

or

gender-based

equity,

or

26

race-based

or

gender-based

inclusion.

27

b.

“Diversity,

equity,

inclusion,

and

critical

race

28

theory-related

course

or

course

requirements”

means

any

course

29

for

which

the

course

description,

course

overview,

course

30

objectives,

proposed

student

learning

outcomes,

written

31

examinations,

written

or

oral

assignments

for

which

the

student

32

will

receive

a

grade,

or

other

course

requirements

include

33

diversity,

equity,

inclusion,

and

critical

race

theory-related

34

content,

or

any

other

course

requirement

that

includes

such

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content.

1

2.

The

state

board

of

regents

shall

establish

a

policy

2

that

prohibits

diversity,

equity,

inclusion,

and

critical

3

race

theory-related

courses

or

course

requirements

from

being

4

included

in

any

undergraduate

general

education

requirement

or

5

core

curriculum

at

institutions

of

higher

education

governed

6

by

the

board.

7

Sec.

3.

REVIEW

OF

UNDERGRADUATE

GENERAL

EDUCATION

8

REQUIREMENTS

AND

CORE

CURRICULA.

No

later

than

December

31,

9

2026,

the

board

of

regents

shall

conduct

a

review

of

all

10

undergraduate

general

education

requirements

and

core

curricula

11

at

institutions

of

higher

education

governed

by

the

board

and

12

direct

the

institutions

to

remove

any

required

courses

or

13

course

requirements

that

include

diversity,

equity,

inclusion,

14

and

critical

race

theory-related

content

from

the

undergraduate

15

general

education

requirements

and

core

curricula.

16

Sec.

4.

ESTABLISHMENT

OF

POLICIES

——

DATE.

The

board

of

17

regents

shall

establish

all

policies

required

by

this

Act

no

18

later

than

December

31,

2026.

19

EXPLANATION

20

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

21

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

22

This

bill

requires

the

state

board

of

regents

(board)

23

to

establish

a

policy

that

prohibits

diversity,

equity,

24

inclusion,

and

critical

race

theory-related

courses

or

course

25

requirements,

as

defined

in

the

bill,

from

being

included

26

in

any

undergraduate

general

education

requirement

or

core

27

curriculum

at

institutions

of

higher

education

governed

by

the

28

board

(institutions).

29

The

bill

requires

the

board

to

establish

all

policies

30

required

by

the

bill

no

later

than

December

31,

2026.

31

The

bill

requires

the

board,

no

later

than

December

31,

2026,

32

to

conduct

a

review

of

all

undergraduate

general

education

33

requirements

and

core

curricula

at

institutions

and

direct

34

the

institutions

to

remove

any

required

courses

or

course

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requirements

that

include

diversity,

equity,

inclusion,

and

1

critical

race

theory-related

content

from

the

undergraduate

2

general

education

requirements

and

core

curricula.

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