89th Legislature

SB 2369

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
SB 2369 removes provisions in state law that require diversity considerations in various government hiring, appointments, and reporting. It eliminates mandates that state agencies and educational institutions actively recruit based on racial, ethnic, or gender diversity, instead requiring them to base decisions solely on qualifications and geographic representation. The bill impacts multiple sections of the Education Code, Government Code, Family Code, and other state statutes, striking out requirements for affirmative diversity recruitment and reporting in areas such as hiring for state boards, university faculty recruitment, and charter school commissions.
Author
Donna Campbell