Alabama legislation would prevent grades K-12, universities, and state agencies from sponsoring DEI programs. The bill defines this as trainings, programs, classes and events where participation is based on specific factors. This includes race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Additionally, the legislation states that public schools, universities and state agencies cannot order students or third-party employees to participate in any training that discusses “divisive concepts.”
A prohibited concept is requiring individuals “accepting, acknowledging, affirming, or acquiescing in a sense of guilt, complicity, or need to apologize based on one’s other race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.”
Furthermore, the bill also criticizes concepts that “blame, blame or (affirm) prejudice” against people “based on race, religion, gender or national origin”.
