Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF2276 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to education; prohibiting the teaching of racist or sexist concepts; creating
3	3	1.3 private rights of action; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
4	4	1.4 chapters 120B; 136F.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. [120B.26] TEACHING RACIAL, GENDER, AND UNIVERSAL EQUITY.
7	7	1.7 Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "racist or sexist concept" includes
8	8	1.8any of the following concepts:
9	9	1.9 (1) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;
10	10	1.10 (2) an individual, by virtue of race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive,
11	11	1.11whether consciously or unconsciously;
12	12	1.12 (3) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment due to
13	13	1.13the individual's race or sex;
14	14	1.14 (4) an individual should receive favorable treatment due to the individual's race or sex;
15	15	1.15 (5) an individual or institution cannot or should not treat individuals without regard to
16	16	1.16race or sex;
17	17	1.17 (6) an individual's moral character is determined by the individual's race or sex;
18	18	1.18 (7) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for actions
19	19	1.19committed in the past by members of the individual's race or sex;
20	20	1.20 (8) meritocracy or merit-based systems are either racist or sexist; and
21	21	1.21 (9) the United States or the state is fundamentally racist or sexist.
22	22	1Section 1.
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24	24	SENATE
25	25	STATE OF MINNESOTA
26	26	S.F. No. 2276NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
27	27	(SENATE AUTHORS: LUCERO)
28	28	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
29	29	Introduction and first reading03/06/2025
30	30	Referred to Education Policy 2.1 Subd. 2.Instructional prohibitions.No school district or charter school may:
31	31	2.2 (1) teach, advocate, or encourage the adoption of a racist or sexist concept while
32	32	2.3instructing students;
33	33	2.4 (2) penalize or treat adversely a student who refuses to adopt or express any racist or
34	34	2.5sexist concept;
35	35	2.6 (3) host, pay, or provide a venue for a speaker who espouses, advocates, or promotes
36	36	2.7any racist or sexist concept;
37	37	2.8 (4) require a student to read, view, or listen to a book, article, video presentation, digital
38	38	2.9presentation, or other learning material that espouses, advocates, or promotes a racist or
39	39	2.10sexist concept; or
40	40	2.11 (5) contract with a company, nonprofit organization, or state or local government entity
41	41	2.12to take any action prohibited in clauses (1) to (4).
42	42	2.13 Subd. 3.Private cause of action.A resident of the state has standing and a private cause
43	43	2.14of action to file a civil complaint in a district court against a school district or charter school
44	44	2.15claiming that it has violated a provision of this act. If a court finds that the school district
45	45	2.16or charter school has violated a provision of this act, the court shall enjoin the violating
46	46	2.17school district or charter school from receiving funding from the state in the following fiscal
47	47	2.18year and shall award costs and attorney fees to the complainant.
48	48	2.19 Subd. 4.Severability.The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of
49	49	2.20this section or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity
50	50	2.21shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section which can be given effect
51	51	2.22without the invalid provision or application.
52	52	2.23 Sec. 2. [136F.33] TEACHING RACIAL, GENDER, AND UNIVERSAL EQUITY.
53	53	2.24 Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "racist or sexist concept" includes
54	54	2.25any of the following concepts:
55	55	2.26 (1) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;
56	56	2.27 (2) an individual, by virtue of race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive,
57	57	2.28whether consciously or unconsciously;
58	58	2.29 (3) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment due to
59	59	2.30the individual's race or sex;
60	60	2.31 (4) an individual should receive favorable treatment due to the individual's race or sex;
61	61	2Sec. 2.
62	62	25-01220 as introduced01/09/25 REVISOR CR/KR 3.1 (5) an individual or institution cannot or should not treat individuals without regard to
63	63	3.2race or sex;
64	64	3.3 (6) an individual's moral character is determined by the individual's race or sex;
65	65	3.4 (7) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for actions
66	66	3.5committed in the past by members of the individual's race or sex;
67	67	3.6 (8) meritocracy or merit-based systems are either racist or sexist; and
68	68	3.7 (9) the United States or the state is fundamentally racist or sexist.
69	69	3.8 Subd. 2.Instructional prohibitions.(a) No faculty at a Minnesota state college or
70	70	3.9university may:
71	71	3.10 (1) teach, advocate, or encourage the adoption of a racist or sexist concept while
72	72	3.11instructing students; or
73	73	3.12 (2) penalize or treat adversely a student who refuses to adopt or express any racist or
74	74	3.13sexist concept.
75	75	3.14 (b) No Minnesota state college or university may:
76	76	3.15 (1) host, pay, or provide a venue for a speaker who espouses, advocates, or promotes
77	77	3.16any racist or sexist concept; or
78	78	3.17 (2) require a student to read, view, or listen to a book, article, video presentation, digital
79	79	3.18presentation, or other learning material that espouses, advocates, or promotes a racist or
80	80	3.19sexist concept.
81	81	3.20 (c) No Minnesota state college or university may contract with a company, nonprofit
82	82	3.21organization, or state or local government entity to take any action prohibited in paragraph
83	83	3.22(a) or (b).
84	84	3.23 Subd. 3.Private cause of action.A resident of the state has standing and a private cause
85	85	3.24of action to file a civil complaint in a district court against a Minnesota state college or
86	86	3.25university claiming that it has violated a provision of this act. If a court finds that the
87	87	3.26Minnesota state college or university has violated a provision of this act, the court shall
88	88	3.27enjoin the violating institution from receiving funding from the state in the following fiscal
89	89	3.28year and shall award costs and attorney fees to the complainant.
90	90	3.29 Subd. 4.Severability.The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of
91	91	3.30this section or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity
92	92	3.31shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section which can be given effect
93	93	3.32without the invalid provision or application.
94	94	3Sec. 2.
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