Section 16-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 10/1/2024] ProhibitionsA state agency, local board of education, or public institution of higher education may not do any of the following:
(1) Sponsor any diversity, equity, and inclusion program or maintain any office, physical location, or department that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, as defined in subdivision (3) of Section 1.(2) Direct or compel a student, employee, or contractor to personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to a divisive concept.(3) Require its students, employees, or contractors to attend or participate in any diversity, equity, and inclusion program or any training, orientation, or course work that advocates for or requires assent to a divisive concept.(4) Require a student, employee, or contractor to share his or her personal point of view on any divisive concept outside of an academic setting, as provided in Section 4(3)b.(5) Require its students, employees, or contractors to participate, as part of any required curriculum or mandatory professional training, in an activity that involves lobbying at the state or local level for legislation related to a divisive concept.(6) Penalize or discriminate against a student, employee, or contractor on the basis of his or her refusal to support, believe, endorse, embrace, confess, or otherwise assent to a divisive concept or diversity statement.(7) Condition enrollment or attendance in a class, training, or orientation solely on the basis of race or color.(8) Authorize or expend funding, or apply for or accept a grant, federal funding, or private funding, for the purpose of compelling assent to any divisive concept or any other purpose prohibited in this act, provided that such funding may be provided to student, faculty, or staff organizations or associations.Ala. Code § 16-NEW (1975)
Added by Act 2024-34,§ 2, eff. 10/1/2024.