Texas Education Code

§ 11.005 — PROHIBITION ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION DUTIES

ED § 11.005Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 11. SCHOOL DISTRICTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)In this section, "diversity, equity, and inclusion duties" means:

(1)influencing hiring or employment practices with respect to race, sex, color, or ethnicity except as necessary to comply with state or federal antidiscrimination laws;

(2)promoting differential treatment of or providing special benefits to individuals on the basis of race, color, or ethnicity;

(3)developing or implementing policies, procedures, trainings, activities, or programs that reference race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation except:

(A)for the purpose of student recruitment efforts by colleges and universities designated as historically black colleges and universities in collaboration with school districts or open-enrollment charter schools; or

(B)as necessary to comply with state or federal law; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.