Bill Description

AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; generally prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and mandates by state agencies and educational institutions; conditioning the expenditure of appropriated funds as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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This bill helps advance education policies that reflect the values of freedom, hard work, individual achievement and responsible governance. 

Wyoming citizens believe in equal opportunity, individual merit, independence, and fairness. Everyone deserves the chance to succeed based on their abilities and efforts, not their identity. DEI programs contradict this principle, fostering division rather than unity.

DEI programs have proven to promote division, undermine individual achievement, and stifle free speech - all at the expense of taxpayers and the values we hold dear in Wyoming.

Defunding DEI is not about rejecting diversity; Wyoming, by nature, is a very diverse place. It is about rejecting division and promoting true fairness and equal opportunity. Every Wyoming citizen should have the opportunity to succeed based on their own merits and talents, free from ideological mandates or discriminatory policies.