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SENATE
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507
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
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TO
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1150)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
restricting
county
and
city
diversity,
equity,
and
1
inclusion
programs.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
27.
a.
A
county
or
any
county
board
3
or
office
shall
not
adopt
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
4
amendment,
or
policy,
except
as
otherwise
provided
by
federal
5
or
state
law,
that
does
any
of
the
following:
6
(1)
Establishes
or
maintains
a
diversity,
equity,
and
7
inclusion
office.
8
(2)
Hires
or
assigns
an
employee
or
contracts
with
a
third
9
party
to
perform
duties
of
a
diversity,
equity,
or
inclusion
10
office.
11
(3)
Compels,
requires,
induces,
or
solicits
any
person
12
to
provide
a
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
statement,
or
13
gives
preferential
consideration
to
any
person
based
on
the
14
provisions
of
a
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
statement.
15
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection:
16
(1)
“Diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion”
includes
all
of
the
17
following:
18
(a)
Any
effort
to
manipulate
or
otherwise
influence
the
19
composition
of
a
board
of
supervisors,
any
county
board
or
20
office,
or
county
employee
positions
with
reference
to
race,
21
sex,
color,
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
orientation,
22
apart
from
ensuring
colorblind
and
sex-neutral
hiring
in
23
accordance
with
state
and
federal
antidiscrimination
laws.
24
(b)
Any
effort
to
promote
differential
treatment
of
or
25
provide
special
benefits
to
individuals
on
the
basis
of
race,
26
color,
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
orientation.
27
(c)
Any
effort
to
promote
or
promulgate
policies
and
28
procedures
designed
or
implemented
to
encourage
differential
29
treatment
or
provide
special
benefits
to
individuals
on
the
30
basis
of
race,
color,
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
31
orientation.
32
(d)
Any
effort
to
promote
or
promulgate
trainings,
33
programming,
or
activities
designed
or
implemented
to
34
encourage
differential
treatment
or
provide
special
benefits
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to
individuals
on
the
basis
of
race,
color,
ethnicity,
gender
1
identity,
or
sexual
orientation.
This
subparagraph
division
2
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
trainings,
programming,
or
3
activities
consistent
with
section
80B.11G.
4
(e)
Any
effort
to
promote,
as
the
official
position
5
of
the
county,
policies,
programs,
trainings,
practices,
6
activities,
or
procedures
referencing
unconscious
or
implicit
7
bias,
cultural
appropriation,
allyship,
transgender
ideology,
8
microaggressions,
group
marginalization,
antiracism,
systemic
9
oppression,
social
justice,
intersectionality,
neopronouns,
10
heteronormativity,
disparate
impact,
gender
theory,
racial
11
privilege,
sexual
privilege,
or
any
related
formulation
of
12
these
concepts.
13
(2)
“Diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
office”
means
any
14
division,
office,
center,
or
other
unit
of
county
government
15
that
is
responsible
for
creating,
developing,
designing,
16
implementing,
organizing,
planning,
or
promoting
policies,
17
programming,
training,
practices,
activities,
or
procedures
18
that
meet
the
definition
of
“diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion”
.
19
“Diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
office”
does
not
include
20
licensed
attorneys
and
paralegal
and
secretarial
support
for
21
the
licensed
attorneys
hired
by
the
county
to
ensure
legal
22
compliance
with
the
county’s
obligations
under
the
federal
23
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
of
1990,
42
U.S.C.
§12101
et
24
seq.,
as
amended,
the
federal
Age
Discrimination
in
Employment
25
Act
of
1967,
29
U.S.C.
§621
et
seq.,
as
amended,
the
federal
26
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
Pub.
L.
No.
88-352,
as
amended,
or
27
any
other
applicable
federal
or
state
law
or
a
court
order.
28
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
29
following
new
subsection:
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
20.
a.
A
city
or
any
city
board
or
office
31
shall
not
adopt
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
amendment,
or
32
policy,
except
as
otherwise
provided
by
federal
or
state
law,
33
that
does
any
of
the
following:
34
(1)
Establishes
or
maintains
a
diversity,
equity,
and
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inclusion
office.
1
(2)
Hires
or
assigns
an
employee
or
contracts
with
a
third
2
party
to
perform
duties
of
a
diversity,
equity,
or
inclusion
3
office.
4
(3)
Compels,
requires,
induces,
or
solicits
any
person
5
to
provide
a
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
statement,
or
6
gives
preferential
consideration
to
any
person
based
on
the
7
provisions
of
a
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
statement.
8
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection:
9
(1)
“Diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion”
includes
all
of
the
10
following:
11
(a)
Any
effort
to
manipulate
or
otherwise
influence
the
12
composition
of
a
city
council,
any
city
board
or
office,
or
13
city
employee
positions
with
reference
to
race,
sex,
color,
14
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
orientation,
apart
from
15
ensuring
colorblind
and
sex-neutral
hiring
in
accordance
with
16
state
and
federal
antidiscrimination
laws.
17
(b)
Any
effort
to
promote
differential
treatment
of
or
18
provide
special
benefits
to
individuals
on
the
basis
of
race,
19
color,
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
orientation.
20
(c)
Any
effort
to
promote
or
promulgate
policies
and
21
procedures
designed
or
implemented
to
encourage
differential
22
treatment
or
provide
special
benefits
to
individuals
on
the
23
basis
of
race,
color,
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
24
orientation.
25
(d)
Any
effort
to
promote
or
promulgate
trainings,
26
programming,
or
activities
designed
or
implemented
to
27
encourage
differential
treatment
or
provide
special
benefits
28
to
individuals
on
the
basis
of
race,
color,
ethnicity,
gender
29
identity,
or
sexual
orientation.
This
subparagraph
division
30
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
trainings,
programming,
or
31
activities
consistent
with
section
80B.11G.
32
(e)
Any
effort
to
promote,
as
the
official
position
of
the
33
city,
policies,
programs,
trainings,
practices,
activities,
34
or
procedures
referencing
unconscious
or
implicit
bias,
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cultural
appropriation,
allyship,
transgender
ideology,
1
microaggressions,
group
marginalization,
antiracism,
systemic
2
oppression,
social
justice,
intersectionality,
neopronouns,
3
heteronormativity,
disparate
impact,
gender
theory,
racial
4
privilege,
sexual
privilege,
or
any
related
formulation
of
5
these
concepts.
6
(2)
“Diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
office”
means
any
7
division,
office,
center,
or
other
unit
of
city
government
8
that
is
responsible
for
creating,
developing,
designing,
9
implementing,
organizing,
planning,
or
promoting
policies,
10
programming,
training,
practices,
activities,
or
procedures
11
that
meet
the
definition
of
“diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion”
.
12
“Diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
office”
does
not
include
13
licensed
attorneys
and
paralegal
and
secretarial
support
for
14
the
licensed
attorneys
hired
by
the
city
to
ensure
legal
15
compliance
with
the
city’s
obligations
under
the
federal
16
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
of
1990,
42
U.S.C.
§12101
et
17
seq.,
as
amended,
the
federal
Age
Discrimination
in
Employment
18
Act
of
1967,
29
U.S.C.
§621
et
seq.,
as
amended,
the
federal
19
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
Pub.
L.
No.
88-352,
as
amended,
or
20
any
other
applicable
federal
or
state
law
or
a
court
order.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
prohibits
a
county,
a
city,
or
any
county
or
25
city
board
or
office
from
adopting
an
ordinance,
motion,
26
resolution,
amendment,
or
policy,
except
as
otherwise
provided
27
by
federal
or
state
law,
that
does
any
of
the
following:
28
establishes
or
maintains
a
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
29
office;
hires
or
assigns
an
employee
or
contracts
with
a
third
30
party
to
perform
duties
of
a
diversity,
equity,
or
inclusion
31
office;
or
compels,
requires,
induces,
or
solicits
any
person
32
to
provide
a
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
statement,
or
33
gives
preferential
consideration
to
any
person
based
on
the
34
provisions
of
a
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
statement.
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The
bill
provides
that
“diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion”
1
includes:
any
effort
to
manipulate
or
otherwise
influence
2
the
composition
of
a
county
board
of
supervisors,
a
city
3
council,
any
county
or
city
board
or
office,
or
county
or
4
city
employee
positions
with
reference
to
race,
sex,
color,
5
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
orientation,
apart
from
6
ensuring
colorblind
and
sex-neutral
hiring
in
accordance
with
7
state
and
federal
antidiscrimination
laws;
any
effort
by
a
8
county
or
city
to
promote
differential
treatment
of
or
provide
9
special
benefits
to
individuals
on
the
basis
of
race,
color,
10
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
orientation;
any
effort
11
by
a
county
or
city
to
promote
or
promulgate
policies
and
12
procedures
designed
or
implemented
to
encourage
differential
13
treatment
or
provide
special
benefits
to
individuals
on
the
14
basis
of
race,
color,
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
15
orientation;
any
effort
by
a
county
or
city
to
promote
or
16
promulgate
trainings,
programming,
or
activities
designed
or
17
implemented
to
encourage
differential
treatment
or
provide
18
special
benefits
to
individuals
on
the
basis
of
race,
color,
19
ethnicity,
gender
identity,
or
sexual
orientation;
and
20
any
effort
by
a
county
or
city
to
promote,
as
the
official
21
position
of
the
city,
policies,
programs,
trainings,
practices,
22
activities,
or
procedures
referencing
unconscious
or
implicit
23
bias,
cultural
appropriation,
allyship,
transgender
ideology,
24
microaggressions,
group
marginalization,
antiracism,
systemic
25
oppression,
social
justice,
intersectionality,
neopronouns,
26
heteronormativity,
disparate
impact,
gender
theory,
racial
27
privilege,
sexual
privilege,
or
any
related
formulation
of
28
these
concepts.
These
prohibitions
shall
not
be
construed
to
29
prohibit
trainings,
programming,
or
activities
consistent
with
30
de-escalation
techniques
and
prevention
of
bias.
31
The
bill
provides
that
“diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
32
office”
means
any
division,
office,
center,
or
other
unit
of
33
county
or
city
government
that
is
responsible
for
creating,
34
developing,
designing,
implementing,
organizing,
planning,
35
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or
promoting
policies,
programming,
training,
practices,
1
activities,
or
procedures
related
to
diversity,
equity,
2
and
inclusion.
“Diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
office”
3
does
not
include
the
work
product
of
licensed
attorneys
and
4
paralegal
and
secretarial
support
for
the
licensed
attorneys
5
hired
by
a
county
or
city
to
ensure
legal
compliance
with
a
6
county
or
city’s
obligations
under
the
federal
Americans
with
7
Disabilities
Act
of
1990,
42
U.S.C.
§12101
et
seq.,
as
amended,
8
the
federal
Age
Discrimination
in
Employment
Act
of
1967,
29
9
U.S.C.
§621
et
seq.,
as
amended,
the
federal
Civil
Rights
10
Act
of
1964,
Pub.
L.
No.
88-352,
as
amended,
or
any
other
11
applicable
federal
or
state
law
or
a
court
order.
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