DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Texas NAACP urges NCAA and others to boycott GOP attacks on DEI
By Karine Delafosse, Local Today.news [SOURCE Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle] | February 14, 2023 |
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas GOP will "wipe out" collegiate diversity hiring programs
By Peter Barker, LocalToday.news/md/. NOTE: LINK at bottom of Peter's article to SOURCE article by Jeremy: Printed in the Houston Chronicle Newspaper on February 12, Section A page A3. By Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau.
QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
"On a conference call with the Texas Republican Party Thursday night, Patrick said he, too, is ready to rid college campuses of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs."
Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to stop considering diversity in hiring In a memo written Monday and obtained by The Texas Tribune, Abbott's chief of staff Gardner Pate told agency leaders that using diversity, equity and inclusion policies in hiring violates federal and state employment laws, and hiring cannot be based on factors "other than merit."
By Kate McGee, Texas Tribune.org | February 7, 2023 7 PM Central |
QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE
"Gov. Greg Abbott's office is warning state agency and public university leaders this week that the use of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives — policies that support groups who have been historically underrepresented or discriminated against — is illegal in hiring."
Bill would ban diversity, equity and inclusion at Texas universities
by: Ryan Chandler, KXAN.com [NBC affiliate] | February 8, 2023 06:52 PM Updated February 9, 2023 08:46 AM CST |
QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
"State representative Carl Tepper, R-Lubbock, filed a bill to prohibit higher education institutions from funding or supporting diversity, equity and inclusion offices. HB 1006 also prohibits any efforts to formulate diversity 'beyond what is necessary to uphold the equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment.'"
Texas House Bill 1006 (TX HB1006 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature)
Status: Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 13 2022 - 25% progression
Action: 2022-12-13 - Filed
Summary: Relating to protected expression, intellectual freedom, and viewpoint diversity at public institutions of higher education.
EEOC and DOL Unveil HIRE Initiative to Advance Equal Opportunity at Work Experts Discuss How Federal Agencies Can Help Remove Barriers and Open Doors in Recruitment and Hiring for Underrepresented Workers
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Press Release | January 19, 2022 |
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"The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today hosted a roundtable discussion to launch the Hiring Initiative to Reimagine Equity (HIRE).
HIRE is a multi-year collaborative effort chaired by EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows and OFCCP Director Jenny R. Yang that will engage a broad array of stakeholders in expanding access to good jobs for workers from underrepresented communities and help address key hiring and recruitment challenges. HIRE will identify strategies to remove hiring barriers that limit opportunity along the lines of race, color, ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ+ status, religion, disability, age and veteran status."
FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Government
White House Briefing Room Statements / Press Releases | June 25, 2021
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"Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal workforce. This Executive Order reaffirms that the United States is at its strongest when our Nation's public servants reflect the full diversity of the American people."
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