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Implementing Senate Bill 17 at Your Community College: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives

Implementing Senate Bill 17 at Your Community College: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives

Get answers to frequently asked questions about the application of Senate Bill 17 from the 88th Regular Legislative Session.

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This document answers frequently asked questions about Senate Bill 17, which prohibits community colleges from engaging in certain diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including maintaining a DEI office, requiring DEI statements, implementing DEI preferences, and conducting DEI training, with limited exceptions. 

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