Texas Education Code

§ 51.3525 — RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNING BOARDS REGARDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES

ED § 51.3525Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. G. RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNING BOARDS, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS

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(a)In this section, "diversity, equity, and inclusion office" means an office, division, or other unit of an institution of higher education established for the purpose of:

(1)influencing hiring or employment practices at the institution with respect to race, sex, color, or ethnicity, other than through the use of color-blind and sex-neutral hiring processes in accordance with any applicable state and federal antidiscrimination laws;

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

(3)promoting policies or procedures designed or implemented in reference to race, color, or ethnicity, other than policies or procedures approved in writing by the institution's general counsel and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state or federal law; or

(4)conducting trainings, programs, or activities designed or implemented in reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation, other than trainings, programs, or activities developed by an attorney and approved in writing by the institution's general counsel and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state or federal law.

(b)The governing board of an institution of higher education shall ensure that each unit of the institution:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 922 (S.B. 17), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2024.