SB 17 2nd Reading Amendment #4

The House Second Reading Amendment 4 to SB 17 added language to ensure that an office with the purpose of doing any hiring or employment practices that are not color-blind and sex-neutral is banned by the bill. The amendment also banned offices that have the purpose of promoting (in addition to providing) differential treatment on the basis of race and offices with the purpose of promoting policies implemented in reference to race or sex. This amendment significantly strengthened the House’s version of the bill.YCT opposes any public funding being used to support the work of an employee, committee, department, or office dedicated to promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or related woke, anti-American ideas. YCT opposes using race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual preference as a factor in selecting the beneficiaries of any privilege for students, professors, and staff.