Gov. Greg Abbott told state agencies last week to stop considering diversity in hiring. A bill filed in the Texas legislature would ban diversity offices in public universities as well.
Tepper has also filed another bill,It says in part any student or applicant can't be required to "make a statement of personal belief supporting any specific partisan, political, or ideological set of beliefs."telling state agencies to stop considering diversity when hiring. It says the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies violate federal and state employment laws, and hiring cannot be based on factors "other than merit.
"If he goes through with this, as he seems he will, there will be legal challenges to him from doing so," Reynolds said."These diversity, equity and inclusion policies are really an attempt to help level the playing field from generations of discrimination," he said. As far as the bill goes, he says, "this shouldn't be a partisan issue, but it is. I'm hoping that there are Republicans of good conscience that said, 'no, this is not right. I'm not going to be on the wrong side of history.'"
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