S12742024 Regular Session✓ Signed into law
Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admission.
HIGHER EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admission.
HIGHER EDUCATION
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This bill will make clear Idaho's state policy that hiring, and admissions decisions must be made on merit. This bill will also guarantee that hiring and admissions decisions made by state agencies, including public colleges and universities, are not "conditioned on a requirement that applicants submit or ascribe to a diversity statement."
HOW THEY VOTED
senate Chamber· Feb 21, 2024
Senate Third Reading
✓ Passed
27 Yea
8 Nay
Passed by 54.29 votes
YEA (27)
RBen AdamsSD-012RBen ToewsSD-004RBrian LenneySD-013RCarl BjerkeSD-005RCharles WinderSD-020RChris TrakelSD-011RCindy CarlsonSD-007RDaniel ForemanSD-006RDave LentSD-033RDoug OkuniewiczSD-003RDoug RicksSD-034RGeoff SchroederSD-008RGlenneda ZuiderveldSD-024RJim GuthrieSD-028RJulie VanOrdenSD-030RKelly AnthonSD-027RKevin CookSD-032RLinda HartgenSD-025RLori Den HartogSD-022RMark HarrisSD-035RPhil HartSD-002RScott GrowSD-014RScott HerndonSD-001RTammy NicholsSD-010RTodd LakeySD-023RTreg BerntSD-021RVan BurtenshawSD-031
house Chamber· Mar 12, 2024
House Third Reading
✓ Passed
59 Yea
11 Nay
Passed by 68.57 votes
YEA (59)
RBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBrandon MitchellHD-006BRBrent CraneHD-013ARBritt RaybouldHD-034BRBruce SkaugHD-010BRCharlie ShepherdHD-007BRChenele DixonHD-024ARChristopher AllgoodHD-011BRClay HandyHD-027BRDale HawkinsHD-002BRDan GarnerHD-028BRDavid CannonHD-030ARDori HealeyHD-015BRDouglas PickettHD-027ARDustin ManwaringHD-029ARElaine PriceHD-004BRGregory LantingHD-025BRHeather ScottHD-002ARJack NelsenHD-026BRJacyn GallagherHD-009ARJames HoltzclawHD-020BRJames PetzkeHD-021ARJaron CraneHD-012BRJason MonksHD-022BRJeff CornillesHD-012ARJeff EhlersHD-021BRJerald RaymondHD-031ARJoe AlfieriHD-004ARJoe PalmerHD-020ARJohn Vander WoudeHD-022ARJon WeberHD-034ARJordan RedmanHD-003BRJosh TannerHD-014BRJosh WheelerHD-035BRJudy BoyleHD-009BRJulianne YoungHD-030BRJulie YamamotoHD-011ARKenny WrotenHD-013BRKevin AndrusHD-035ARLance ClowHD-025ARLori McCannHD-006ARMarco EricksonHD-033BRMark SauterHD-001ARMatthew BundyHD-008ARMegan BlanksmaHD-008BRMelissa DurrantHD-023ARMike KingsleyHD-007ARMike MoyleHD-010ARRichard CheatumHD-028ARRod FurnissHD-031BRRon MendiveHD-005ARSage DixonHD-001BRStephanie MickelsenHD-032ARSteve MillerHD-024BRTed HillHD-014ARTina LambertHD-023BRTony WisniewskiHD-005BRVito BarbieriHD-003ARWendy HormanHD-032B
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 112 Effective: 07/01/2024
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2024
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Mar 20, 2024