Utah's governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.
The measure signed by Spencer Cox, a Republican who previously said he supported the idea, had cleared the state House and Senate by wide, party-line majorities.
The measures have a heavy focus on higher education, but Republicans are also sponsoring ones that would limit DEI in K-12 schools, state government, state contracting and pension investments.
They include measures to reverse Florida’s recent ban on DEI in higher education and measures to require considerations in the K-12 school curriculum.
Republican-led Florida and Texas were first to enact broad-based laws banning DEI efforts in higher education last year.
Persons:
Utah's, Spencer Cox, Cox, vetoing, We’ve, ” Cox, Keith Grover
Organizations:
Republican, Associated
Locations:
Washington, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma