| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1737 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVERICHEY. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3484H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter173,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwonewsectionsrelatingtoprohibiting |
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| 8 | 8 | | ideologicaldiscriminationinpostsecondaryeducation. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter173,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretotwonewsections,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassections173.2176and173.2177,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 173.2176.1.Asusedinthissectionandsection173.2177,thefollowingterms |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2mean: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 (1)"Applicant",anindividualorentitythatappliestoaninstitutionfor |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4employment,admission,orasapotentialcontractor; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Contractor",anindividualorentityengagedbyaninstitutionforthe |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6purposeofprovidinggoodsorservicestosuchinstitutionbutthatisnotanemployeeof |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7suchinstitution; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 (3)"Discriminatoryideology",anideologythatpromotesthedifferential |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9treatmentofanyindividualorgroupofindividualsbasedonrace,color,religion,sex, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10gender,sexuality,ethnicity,nationalorigin,orancestry; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 (4)"Diversity,equity,andinclusionstatement",awrittenororal |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12communicationrelatingtotheapplicant's,employee's,student's,orcontractor's: |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 (a)Race,color,religion,sex,gender,sexuality,ethnicity,nationalorigin,or |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14ancestry,exceptwhennecessarytorecordrequireddemographicinformationofsuch |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15individual; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 (b)Viewson,experiencewith,orpastorplannedcontributionstoefforts |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17involving: |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 a.Diversity,equity,inclusion,andbelonging,whichincludesanyadministrative, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19ideological,orprogrammaticeffortorperspectivethat: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 (i)Requiresapplicantstopromoteorsupporttheideathatdisparitiesare |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21necessarilytiedtooppression; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (ii)Involvescollectiveguiltideologies;or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (iii)Emphasizestheimportanceofactivismandstructuralreformsbasedupon |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24intersectional,divisive,orpoliticalidentities; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 b.Marginalizedgroups; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 c.Antiracism; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 d.Socialjustice; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 e.Intersectionality;or |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 f.Relatedconcepts;or |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 (c)Viewsonorexperiencewithrace,color,religion,sex,gender,sexuality, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31ethnicity,nationalorigin,ancestry,orotherimmutablecharacteristicsofstudentsand |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32coworkers; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (5)"Employee",anindividualemployedbyaninstitution; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 (6)"Entity",acorporation,partnership,limitedliabilitycompany,business |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35trust,trust,association,otherorganization,otherlegalentity,oraprotectedseriesor |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36registeredseriesofadomesticlimitedliabilitycompany; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 (7)"Institution",anypublicinstitutionofpostsecondaryeducationinthisstate |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38thatissubjecttothecoordinatingboardforhighereducationundersection173.005; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 (8)"Preferentialconsideration",anyactthatpositivelyimpactsanindividual's |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40orentity'sadmissionto,employmentwith,engagementasacontractorby,orpromotion |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41withinaninstitutionincluding,butnotlimitedto: |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (a)Applicationsforadmissions,aid,assistance,andbenefitsforwhichthe |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43individualorentityiseligible;and |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44 (b)Employmentterms,benefits,senioritystatus,promotions,transfers,and |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45appointmentsforwhichtheindividualorentityiseligible; |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46 (9)"Student",anindividualenrolledasastudentataninstitution. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47 2.Noinstitutionshall: |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48 (1)Compel,require,induce,orsolicitanyapplicant,employee,student,or |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49contractortoendorseanydiscriminatoryideology; |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50 (2)Compel,require,induce,orsolicitanyapplicant,employee,student,or |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51contractortosubmitadiversity,equity,andinclusionstatement;or |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52 (3)Providepreferentialconsiderationtoanyapplicant,employee,student,or |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53contractoronthebasisofsuchindividual'sorentity'ssubmissionofanunsolicited |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54statementrelatingtoadiscriminatoryideology. |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB1737 2 55 3.Noprovisionofthissectionshallbeconstruedto: |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56 (1)Restrictacademicresearchorcoursework; |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57 (2)Preventaninstitutionfromrequiringanapplicantto: |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58 (a)Discloseordiscussthecontentofsuchapplicant'sresearchorartistic |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59creations; |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60 (b)Certifycompliancewithstateandfederalantidiscriminationlaw; |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61 (c)Discusspedagogicalapproachesorexperiencewithstudentswithlearning |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62disabilities;or |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63 (d)Discusscurriculumorcontentofaproposedclassoranapplicant'sprevious |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64academicexperience;or |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65 (3)Preventanapplicantorcandidatefromproviding,onsuchapplicant'sor |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66candidate'sowninitiativeandundernospecificrequirementorrequestfromthe |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67institution,anyinformationdescribedinsubsection2or3ofthissection. |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68 4.(1)Anapplicant,employee,student,orcontractorwhoiscompelled, |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69required,induced,orsolicitedtoendorseadiscriminatoryideologyorsubmita |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70diversity,equity,andinclusionstatementorwhoisadverselyaffectedbyaninstitution's |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71preferentialconsiderationofanotherforsuchindividual'sorentity'sunsolicited |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72statementrelatingtoadiscriminatoryideologyinviolationofsubsection2or3ofthis |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73sectionmaypursueanactionforinjunctiveordeclaratoryreliefagainstsuchinstitution. |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74 (2)Aninjunctiongrantedunderthissubsectioninfavorofanapplicant, |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75employee,student,orcontractoragainstaninstitutionbecauseofaviolationof |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76subsection2or3ofthissectionmayincludeanorderrequiringtheinstitutionto: |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77 (a)Admittheapplicantforenrollmentasastudent; |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78 (b)Reenrollastudentwhowassuspendedorexpelled; |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79 (c)Hireanindividualforthepositionforwhichsuchindividual'semployment |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80applicationwasrejected; |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81 (d)Rehireinthesameorequalpositionanemployeewhowasdispossessedof |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82suchemployee'sjob; |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83 (e)Promoteanemployeewhowasdeniedapromotion;or |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84 (f)Providetenuretoanemployeewhowasdeniedtenure. |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85 (3)Allclaimsofsovereignorgovernmentalimmunityforaninstitutionrelating |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86toclaimsfiledunderthissubsectionagainstsuchinstitutionareherebywaived. |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87 (4)Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anindividualor |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88entitymaycommenceanactionunderthissubsectionandreliefmaybegranted |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89regardlessofwhethersuchindividualorentityseeksorexhaustsotheravailable |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90administrativeorlegalremedies. |
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| 103 | 103 | | HB1737 3 91 (5)Thecourtmayawardreasonableattorney'sfeesandcourtcoststothe |
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| 104 | 104 | | 92prevailingparty. |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93 5.(1)Anyemployee,whethertenured,employedat-will,orworkingundera |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94contract,whoviolatesthissubsectionshallbedisciplinedbytheemployee'semployer |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95forthereasonsprovidedundersubdivision(2)ofthissubsection. |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96 (2)Anemployershalldisciplineanemployeedescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthis |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97subsectionifsuchemployeeisfoundtohave: |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98 (a)Compelled,required,orinducedanapplicant,employee,student,or |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99contractortoendorseadiscriminatoryideologyorprovideadiversity,equity,and |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100inclusionstatement;or |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101 (b)Providedpreferentialconsiderationtoanapplicant,employee,student,or |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102contractoronthebasisofsuchindividual'sorentity'ssubmissionofanunsolicited |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103statementrelatingtoadiscriminatoryideology. |
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| 116 | 116 | | 173.2177.1.ByJuly1,2025,eachinstitutionshalldevelopapolicyfor |
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| 117 | 117 | | 2compliancewiththeprovisionsofsection173.2176.Suchpolicyshallinclude |
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| 118 | 118 | | 3disciplinarymeasuresforanemployeewhoviolatestheprovisionsofsuchsection. |
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| 119 | 119 | | 4 2.BeginningJuly1,2026,andeachyearthereafter,eachinstitution'sofficeof |
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| 120 | 120 | | 5generalcounselorsubstantiallyequivalentofficeshallannuallysubmittothejoint |
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| 121 | 121 | | 6committeeonhighereducationawrittenreportoncompliancewithsection173.2176 |
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| 122 | 122 | | 7thatincludes,ataminimum,thefollowing: |
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| 123 | 123 | | 8 (1)Theinstitution'spolicydescribedinsubsection1ofthissection; |
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| 124 | 124 | | 9 (2)Adescriptionofallviolationsofsuchpolicybyanemployeeoftheinstitution; |
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| 125 | 125 | | 10and |
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| 126 | 126 | | 11 (3)Thedisciplinaryactiontakenagainsttheemployee. |
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| 127 | 127 | | âś” |
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| 128 | 128 | | HB1737 4 |
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