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Gov. Ivey signs anti-DEI bill into law

Gov. Ivey signs anti-DEI bill into law
PAEPCKE 米兰体育, 13. A BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE SENATE FOCUSES ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS WHAT SOME CALL DIVISIVE CONCEPTS. IT鈥橲 CALLED SENATE BILL 129. 米兰体育 13 S MAGDALA LOUISSAINT IS LIVE AND LOCAL WITH MORE ON THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION. HEY MAGDALA. HEY, BRITTANY. HEY, GUY. YOU KNOW, IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY, LAWMAKERS VOTED 7 TO 3 TO MOVE THIS BILL TO THE SENATE FLOOR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND A VOTE AND THE IDEA OF REMOVING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION HAS MANY PEOPLE SPLIT 7 TO 3. THE BILL RECEIVES A FAVORABLE REPORT. THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR. THANK YOU. COMMITTEE. WE鈥橰E ADJOURNED. REPUBLICAN SENATOR WILL BARFOOT WROTE. SENATE BILL 129. HE SAYS IT WILL PROHIBIT PUBLIC ENTITIES FROM PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS THAT HE SAYS ALSO RELATE TO DIVISIVE CONCEPTS. NOTHING IN THIS ACT PROHIBITS OR PREVENTS STUDENTS, FACULTY, ORGANIZATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS FROM HOSTING DEI PROGRAMS OR DISCUSSIONS THAT MAY INVOLVE DIVISIVE CONCEPTS. SO. LONG AS NO STATE FUNDS ARE USED. MAYOR RANDALL WOODFIN DIDN鈥橳 HOLD BACK, ASKING STATE LAWMAKERS WHY WOULD THEY BLOCK FAIR REPRESENTATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PEOPLE? HE SAYS HE鈥橠 HELP MINORITY ATHLETES AND THEIR PARENTS FIND SCHOOLS OUTSIDE THE STATE THAT PRIORITIZE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. IF THE BILL PASSES, ADDING IF SUPPORTING INCLUSION BECOMES ILLEGAL IN THIS STATE, HELL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAND IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL DOOR LIKE GOVERNOR WALLACE IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. COMMITTEE MEETING SEVERAL CITIZENS, INCLUDING FORMER COLLEGE HISTORY PROFESSORS, SHARED THEIR OPINIONS ON SENATE BILL 129. HOW DO A GROUP OF PREDOMINANTLY WHITE MEN DEFINE DIVIDE KYIV CONCEPTS WHERE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES INCLUDE ADDED IN THESE DEFINITIONS? WHY DOES SB 129 CHOOSE TO CHOOSE NOT TO EXPLAIN WHY DEI IS DIVISIVE? YOU鈥橰E WELCOME TO YOUR OPINION ON HOW TO INTERPRET FACTS, BUT YOU ARE NOT WELCOME TO HAVE YOUR OWN FACTS. IF THEY DON鈥橳 FIT THE FACTUAL RECORD AND FINDING THAT FACTUAL RECORD CAN BE DIFFICULT. SO I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THIS BILL BECAUSE IT DOES ATTEMPT TO GET US AWAY FROM IDEOLOGICALLY MOTIVATED. UH, PERSPECTIVES WHEN IT COMES TO HISTORY. MERIKA COLEMAN IS ONE OF THE THREE SENATORS WHO ARE AGAINST THE BILL. SHE SAYS THIS WHAT I鈥橫 AFRAID OF WITH YOUR BILL IS THAT SOMEBODY鈥橲 GOING TO LOSE THEIR JOB. SOMETHING鈥橲 GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF SOMEBODY鈥橲 OPINION, NOT ANYTHING BASED ON FACT. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THAT MOVING FORWARD ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. SENATOR BARFOOT STILL DEFENDS HIS BILL BEFORE HIS COLLEAGUES. THERE鈥橲 NO PROVISION IN HERE THAT SAYS THAT STUDENTS CANNOT DISCUSS THESE TOPICS ON THEIR OWN OR OUTSIDE THE CONFINES ON THEIR OWN TIME. SO. SO WE DID SOME DIGGING AND FOUND OUT THAT OKLAHOMA鈥橲 GOVERNOR, A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR, RECENTLY DEFUNDED DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ALSO IN STATE ENTITIES. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR. NOW, THE ALABAMA SENATOR BARFOOT SAYS TOMORROW HE HOPES TO INTRODUCE THIS BILL ON THE FLOOR.
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Gov. Ivey signs anti-DEI bill into law
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Video above: Alabama lawmaker introduces bill to remove DEI programs in higher education Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill allowing public entities and colleges to drop their DEI programs.>> THE FIVE MAIN POINTS: Everything you need to know about this new lawOn Tuesday, lawmakers passed SB-129, which will prohibit public entities like schools and universities from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that Republican Sen. Will Barfoot, the bill's author, says relate to divisive concepts.Those divisive concepts include the idea that 鈥渁ny individual should accept, acknowledge, affirm, or assent to a sense of guilt, complicity, or a need to apologize on the basis of his or her race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.鈥漈he proposed legislation said schools could not fund initiatives that teach those concepts or require students and employees to attend 鈥渁ny training, orientation, or course work that advocates for or requires assent to a divisive concept, require students as part of any required curriculum or mandatory professional training.鈥濃淭his bill is an attempt to pull the divisive languages out of schools, out of the classrooms to teach history accurately, fairly so that everybody can be recognized regardless of the color of skin, sex (or) national origin,鈥� Barfoot said.Also tucked into the bill is a requirement for students at public universities in the state to use restrooms that align with the sex they were assigned at birth.>> 米兰体育 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for freeThe governor issued the following statement: "My Administration has and will continue to value Alabama's rich diversity, however, I refuse to allow a few bad actors on college campuses 鈥� or wherever else for that matter 鈥� to go under the acronym of DEI, using taxpayer funds, to push their liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe. We have already taken action to prevent this in our K-12 classrooms, and I am pleased to sign SB129 to protect our college campuses. Supporting academic freedom, embracing diversity of cultures and backgrounds and treating people fairly are all key components of what we believe in Alabama, and I am more than confident that will continue." The bill was hotly debated by local lawmakers, including Sen. Merika Coleman, who warned that people may lose their jobs over "somebody's opinion," and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, who urged students to seek education out of state. "If supporting inclusion becomes illegal in this state, hell, you might as well stand in front of the school door like Gov. Wallace," Woodfin said.>> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube The law will take effect on Oct. 1, 2024.You can read the full bill here.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Video above: Alabama lawmaker introduces bill to remove DEI programs in higher education

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill allowing public entities and colleges to drop their DEI programs.

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>> THE FIVE MAIN POINTS: Everything you need to know about this new law

On Tuesday, lawmakers passed SB-129, which will prohibit public entities like schools and universities from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that Republican Sen. Will Barfoot, the bill's author, says relate to divisive concepts.

Those divisive concepts include the idea that 鈥渁ny individual should accept, acknowledge, affirm, or assent to a sense of guilt, complicity, or a need to apologize on the basis of his or her race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.鈥�

The proposed legislation said schools could not fund initiatives that teach those concepts or require students and employees to attend 鈥渁ny training, orientation, or course work that advocates for or requires assent to a divisive concept, require students as part of any required curriculum or mandatory professional training.鈥�

鈥淭his bill is an attempt to pull the divisive languages out of schools, out of the classrooms to teach history accurately, fairly so that everybody can be recognized regardless of the color of skin, sex (or) national origin,鈥� Barfoot said.

Also tucked into the bill is a requirement for students at public universities in the state to use restrooms that align with the sex they were assigned at birth.

>> 米兰体育 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for free

The governor issued the following statement:

"My Administration has and will continue to value Alabama's rich diversity, however, I refuse to allow a few bad actors on college campuses 鈥� or wherever else for that matter 鈥� to go under the acronym of DEI, using taxpayer funds, to push their liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe. We have already taken action to prevent this in our K-12 classrooms, and I am pleased to sign SB129 to protect our college campuses. Supporting academic freedom, embracing diversity of cultures and backgrounds and treating people fairly are all key components of what we believe in Alabama, and I am more than confident that will continue."

The bill was hotly debated by local lawmakers, including Sen. Merika Coleman, who warned that people may lose their jobs over "somebody's opinion," and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, who urged students to seek education out of state.

"If supporting inclusion becomes illegal in this state, hell, you might as well stand in front of the school door like Gov. Wallace," Woodfin said.

>> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: | | |

The law will take effect on Oct. 1, 2024.

You can read the full bill .


The Associated Press contributed to this report.