Florida House Committee Advances Bill Banning Some Race and Gender Studies in Higher Ed
A new Florida bill that would remove programs on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from colleges and universities across the state advanced in a state House committee on March 13.
House Bill 999, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Alex Andrade, was approved along a 12–5 party-line vote by the House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Subcommittee.
Under the bill (pdf), colleges and universities would be banned from using state or federal money to fund “any programs or campus activities that espouse diversity, equity, or inclusion or Critical Race Theory rhetoric.”
The bill bans courses “based on unproven, theoretical, or exploratory content,” including those on gender studies….