Bill Sponsor
Kentucky Senate Bill 6
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to postsecondary institutions.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 15, 2024
Sponsors
Republican
Mike Wilson
Republican
Gary Boswell
Republican
Matthew Deneen
Republican
Donald Douglas
Republican
Stephen Meredith
Republican
Robby Mills
Republican
John Schickel
Republican
Damon Thayer
Republican
Lindsey Tichenor
Republican
Phillip Wheeler
Republican
Gex Williams
Republican
Max Wise
First Action
Jan 2, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 12, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
6
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
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Republican
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Senate Votes (10)
Motion Text
Pass
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be penalized, discriminated against, or receive any adverse treatment due to the individual's refusal to support or endorse any divisive concept; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be required to endorse a specific ideology or political viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, promotion, or graduation and prohibit an institution from inquiring into the individual's political or social viewpoints; provide that any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act has a cause of action against the institution for damages and costs of no less than $1,000 and no more than $100,000 per violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; require the job duties of any individual employed in a diversity, equity, and inclusion role to include the promotion of intellectual diversity; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to infringe upon designated rights of an institution's ability to comply with state or federal law or accreditation standards; require each public postsecondary education institution to conduct a survey in 2025 and 2027 of the institution's students and employees to assess the campus climate with regard to diversity of thought and the respondents' comfort level in speaking freely on campus, regardless of political affiliation or ideology.
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Record Created
Jan 3, 2024 5:47:30 AM
Record Updated
Apr 16, 2024 7:12:18 AM