Utah is planning to ELIMINATE DEI in colleges and K-12 schools, REPLACING programs to help students with new programs open to ALL STUDENTS, not just “diverse” ones. They will also get rid of discriminatory hiring practices requiring “diversity statements” and ILLEGAL practices of using skin color in place of merit to judge is someone is deserving of a job opportunity.

Two Utah lawmakers released the initial text of a bill seeking to overhaul diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities in the state.

The bill, HB 261, titled “Equal Opportunity Initiatives” was released on Thursday by Rep. Katy Hall, R-South Ogden, and Sen. Keith Grover, R-Provo. The bill authors say it would prohibit “discriminatory” DEI practices, including diversity statements in university job applications, would reaffirm institutional neutrality on college campuses and would fund student success centers that avoid differential treatment among students.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox spoke out against DEI initiatives at a press conference last month, arguing they had failed to achieve their stated goals of helping students, instead fostering “identitarianism” and stifling intellectual diversity.

Cox’s comments were followed shortly after by declarations from the Utah Board of Higher Education and University of Utah President Taylor Randall that diversity statements would be discontinued in hiring processes.

During a presentation of policy priorities on Wednesday, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, said the Legislature needed to “re-look” at how colleges approach DEI, “creating opportunities in ways to unite people rather than divide people.”

As states across the country attempt to navigate the subject of DEI, Hall and Grover said they hope their bill will stand out as a constructive alternative — both to DEI programs, and the legislation aimed at their complete elimination.

“We’re really hopeful that this is a positive bill and that it’s taken as a positive thing,” Hall told the Deseret News on Wednesday. “There’s been a big collaboration on getting that language just right to still capture all the things that DEI traditionally has wanted to capture but seems to be not quite capturing.”

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