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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2025 By:
*** Pending *** COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO House Bill No.
Representatives Hood, Powell, Burch, To:
1193 BY:
Judiciary A Calvert, Keen, Tubb, Hale, Arnold HOUSE BILL NO.
Committee Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
1193 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FROM CREATING, PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) PROGRAMS;
TO DEFINE RELEVANT TERMS;
AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF DIVERSITY STATEMENTS AND TRAINING IN HIRING, ADMISSIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AT STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING;
TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD IN MISSISSIPPI, TO TEACH, PROMOTE AND DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION THAT THERE ARE TWO GENDERS, MALE AND FEMALE, AS DETERMINED BY AN INDIVIDUAL'S CHROMOSOMES;
TO REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT AND THE COMPLIANCE OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT;
TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT;
TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT BY THE MISSISSIPPI ATTORNEY GENERAL;
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
The purpose of this act is to prohibit public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions from taking certain actions and engaging in discriminatory practices.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Requiring Efficiency For Our Colleges and Universities System and Education System (REFOCUSES) Act." SECTION 2.
This act seeks to ensure that employment, academic opportunities, and student engagement are based solely on individual merit, qualifications, and academic performance, without consideration of an individual's views on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
The purpose of this act is to prohibit institutions of higher learning, community colleges and public schools from taking certain actions and engaging in discriminatory practices.
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This act seeks to ensure that employment, academic opportunities and student engagement are based solely on individual merit, qualifications and academic performance, without 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 1 consideration of an individual's views on diversity, equity and inclusion.
B.
SECTION 3.
No.
(1) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
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(a) "Diversity, equity and inclusion" shall mean:
As used in this act, the following terms shall have the meanings herein ascribed, unless context of use clearly requires otherwise:
(i) Any effort to select or influence the composition of the faculty or student body by favoring applicants based on race, sex, color, or ethnicity, apart from ensuring colorblind and sex-neutral admissions and hiring in accordance with state and federal antidiscrimination laws;
(a) "Diversity statement" means a written statement or essay that requires an individual to express their views or commitment regarding issues related to race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin.
(ii) Any effort to promote differential treatment of or provide special benefits to individuals in employment or admissions based on race, color, or ethnicity;
(b) "Diversity training" means any formal or informal education, seminars, workshops or instructional program that focus on increasing awareness or understanding of issues related to race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin.
(iii) Any effort to promote or promulgate policies and procedures designed or implemented to favor individuals based on race, color or ethnicity, except as otherwise permitted in state and federal law;
(c) "Divisive concepts" are concepts that:
(iv) Any effort to require trainings, programming, or activities designed and\or implemented to compel participants to change their beliefs with reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation;
(i) One (1) race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin is inherently superior to another race or sex;
and (v) Any effort to promote as the official position of the public school, administration, college, university, or any administrative unit thereof, a position that:
(ii) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;
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(iii) An individual should be discriminated against or treated adversely solely because of their race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin;
One (1) race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation is inherently superior to another sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation;
H.
2.
B.
An individual by virtue of his or her race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation is inherently oppressive to others whether consciously or unconsciously;
No.
3.
1193 *HR31/R2069PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR31/R2069PH PAGE 2(GT\JAB) (iv) Members of one (1) race, one (1) sex, one (1) color, one (1) ethnicity, certain gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race, color, ethnicity or sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin;
An individual should be discriminated against or treated adversely solely because of his or her race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation;
(v) An individual's moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin;
4.
(vi) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of any class listed herein;
An individual by virtue of his or her race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by like individuals;
(vii) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or national origin;
or 5.
or (viii) Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a particular class to oppress another class.
Requires adherence to the social construction and malleability of sex and gender, gender-neutral pronouns, deconstruction of heteronormativity and sexual privilege.
(d) "Public school" means an elementary or secondary school governmental entity under the exercise and management of a local school governing board, established to supervise one or more public schools within its geographical limits pursuant to state statutes.
(b) "Diversity, equity and inclusion office" means an office, division or other unit of an institution of higher learning, community college or public school established for the purpose of:
(i) Promoting hiring decisions or employment practices at the institution, college or public school that favor 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 3 individuals based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation other than through the use of color-blind and sex-neutral hiring processes in accordance with any applicable state and federal antidiscrimination laws;
(ii) Promoting differential treatment of or providing special benefits to favor individuals in admissions and hiring based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation;
(iii) Promoting policies or procedures designed or implemented to favor individuals based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation, other than policies or procedures approved in writing by the institution, college or public school's legal counsel for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state or federal law;
or (iv) Conducting trainings, programs or activities designed or implemented to favor individuals based on race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation, other than trainings, programs or activities approved in writing by the institution, college or public school's legal counsel for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state or federal law.
(c) "Institution of higher learning" or "institution" means any one of the following, as stipulated in Section 37-101-1:
(i) The University of Mississippi;
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25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 4 (ii) Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science;
(iii) Mississippi University for Women;
(iv) The University of Southern Mississippi;
(v) Delta State University;
(vi) Alcorn State University;
(vii) Jackson State University;
(viii) Mississippi Valley State University;
and (ix) Any other of like kind which may be hereafter established by the state.
(d) "Community college" or "college" means any one (1) of the following:
(i) Coahoma Community College;
(ii) Copiah-Lincoln Community College;
(iii) East Central Community College;
(iv) East Mississippi Community College;
(v) Hinds Community College;
(vi) Holmes Community College;
(vii) Itawamba Community College;
(viii) Jones College;
(ix) Meridian Community College;
(x) Mississippi Delta Community College;
(xi) Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College;
(xii) Northeast Mississippi Community College;
(xiii) Northwest Mississippi Community College;
25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 5 (xiv) Pearl River Community College;
and (xv) Southwest Mississippi Community College.
(e) "Public school" means an early education, elementary or secondary school governmental entity under the exercise and management of a local school governing board, established to supervise one or more public schools within its geographical limits pursuant to state statutes.
H.
(i) Agricultural high schools;
B.
No.
1193 *HR31/R2069PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR31/R2069PH PAGE 3(GT\JAB) (i) Agricultural high schools;
(e) "Public postsecondary educational institutions" mean any state-supported four-year college or university under the purview of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and any two-year community or junior college under the purview of the Mississippi Community College Board and the boards of trustees of the community college district to which the community or junior college is assigned.
(f) "Board" or "boards" means either the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Community College Board, the Mississippi State Board of Education, or the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, or all of them, as applicable.
SECTION 3.
(2) The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Community College Board, the Mississippi 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 6 State Board of Education and the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board shall ensure that each institution, college and public school, as applicable:
No public school or public postsecondary educational institution shall:
(a) Does not expend any funds derived from government appropriations, deposits, donations, endowments, fees, grants, gifts, income, receipts, tuition or any other source, except as required by federal law, to:
(a) Require, request, or consider diversity statements or similar materials from job applicants as part of the hiring process, contract renewal process, evaluation or promotion process;
(i) Establish or maintain a diversity, equity and inclusion office as defined in subsection (1)(b) of this section;
H.
(ii) Hire or assign an employee of the institution, college or public school or contract with a third party to perform the duties of a diversity, equity and inclusion office;
B.
(iii) Compel, require, induce or solicit any person to provide a diversity, equity and inclusion statement or give preferential consideration in hiring or admission to any person based on the provision of a diversity, equity and inclusion statement;
No.
(iv) Give preference based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation to an applicant for employment, or when awarding a contract at the institution, college or public school;
1193 *HR31/R2069PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR31/R2069PH PAGE 4(GT\JAB) (b) Require, request, or consider diversity statements or similar materials from applicants for admission to academic programs;
(v) Require, as a condition of enrolling at, accepting employment with, or being awarded a contract at an institution, college or public school, or as a requirement of 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 7 continuing enrollment, employment or contractual obligation at an institution, college or public school, any person to participate in diversity, equity and inclusion training, which includes a training, program or activity designed or implemented to favor one (1) individual over another based on race, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation, unless approved in writing by the institution, college or public school's legal counsel and either the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Community College Board, the Mississippi State Board of Education, or the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, as applicable, for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state or federal law;
(c) Require, induce or compel students or employees to participate in diversity training;
and (vi) Penalize or discriminate against a student, employee or contractor on the basis of their refusal to support, believe, endorse, embrace, confess, act upon or otherwise assent to a diversity equity or inclusion concept as set forth in this section (3).
(d) Require, induce, or compel students or employees to endorse, assent to or publicly express a divisive concept;
(b) Within one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this act, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Community College Board, the State Board of Education and the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board shall adopt a complaint process, investigative procedures, and all other policies, procedures and penalties for appropriately investigating and disciplining an 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 8 employee, contractor, institution, college or public school that engages in conduct in violation of paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(e) Penalize or discriminate against a student, employee or contractor on the basis of his or her refusal to support, believe, endorse, embrace, confess, act upon or otherwise assent to a divisive concept;
(3) (a) A person may file a complaint with the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, Mississippi Community College Board, Mississippi State Board of Education or Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, as applicable, of a violation or potential violation of this section by an institution, college or public school under the boards' purview.
or (f) Maintain any programs, including academic programs or courses, or offices that promote or endorse divisive concepts or concepts promoting transgender ideology, gender-neutral pronouns, heteronormativity, gender theory, sexual privilege or any related formulation of these concepts.
Any person under eighteen (18) years of age may bring an action at any time to assert a violation of this section through a parent, guardian or next friend and may bring an action in his or her own name upon reaching the age of eighteen (18) years.
(b) The respective board shall investigate the reported violation or potential violation under the board's procedures as established in subsection (2)(b) of this section and make a finding within forty-five (45) days and report that finding to the person making the complaint and to the institution, college, or public school that is the subject of the investigation.
(4) (a) If any person, parent, guardian or next friend making a complaint under subsection (3) of this section is aggrieved by the action or inaction of the respective board, he or she may notify the Attorney General of a violation or potential violation of this section by an institution, college or public school by forwarding the Attorney General the complaint filed with 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 9 the respective board along with the decision of the board and any supporting documentation.
(b) After receipt of such notification, the attorney general may file suit for a writ of mandamus compelling an institution, college or public school to comply with this subsection if the Attorney General finds substantial and compelling evidence the violation occurred or is occurring.
(5) A person filing a complaint with any board is limited to any student enrolled in a degree program at an institution, college or public school, any faculty or staff member of an institution, college or public school, any contractor of an institution, college or public school, or any parent, guardian or next friend of a minor student who has allegedly been harmed by the institution, college or public school's failure to comply with this act.
(6) Within one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this act, the boards shall transmit a copy of all requirements adopted in subsection (2)(b) of this section to the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House.
Additionally, the boards shall include a plan detailing the methods they will use to provide notification of the policy to students, employees, parents, guardians and next friends.
(7) Beginning in 2026, by July 30 of each year, each institution, college or public school shall submit to their respective boards an annual report summarizing all reported 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 10 incidents and the dispositions of those investigations and violations.
By October 30 of each year, each board shall prepare a report that compiles the reports from each institution, college and public school and makes recommendations for any proposed changes to this act and submit it to the Legislature.
The Legislature may call a representative of each board to testify before the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education and education, as applicable, at a public hearing of the committees regarding the boards' compliance with this section.
(8) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit or prohibit an institution, college or public school, or an employee of such, from submitting to a grantor or accrediting body a statement that certifies compliance with controlling state and federal antidiscrimination laws for purposes of applying for a grant or from complying with the terms of accreditation by an accrediting body.
(9) Subsection (2)(a) of this section may not be construed to apply to and/or prohibit:
(a) Programs for Military Veterans, students with disabilities or students presently or formerly under a child protective services order;
(b) Scholarly research or a creative work by students, faculty or staff at an institution, college or public school or the dissemination of that work;
25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 11 (c) An activity of a registered student organization, guest speaker or performer at an institution, college or public school;
(d) A policy, practice, procedure, program or activity to enhance student academic achievement, academic course instruction, academic coursework or postgraduate outcomes that is designed and implemented without regard to race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation;
(e) Data collection;
(f) Student recruitment;
(g) Programs, campus activities or certifications for compliance with state and federal laws or applicable court order;
(h) An institution, college or public school from requiring or taking action against a student, employee or contractor for failing to comply with federal or state law;
(i) Discussing pathological approaches or experience with students with mental or physical disabilities;
or (j) Affirming fidelity to and providing an oath to uphold the constitution and the laws of the State of Mississippi and the United States.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to:
Section 79-11-711, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
(a) Prohibit the required collection or reporting of demographic data by a public school or public postsecondary educational institution;
79-11-711.
(b) Prohibit a public school or public postsecondary educational institution from requiring a student or employee to comply with federal or state laws, or from taking action against a student or employee for violations of federal or state law;
(1) If the donor consents in a record, an institution may release or modify, in whole or in part, a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 12 investment, or purpose of an institutional fund.
H.
A release or modification may not allow a fund to be used for a purpose other than a charitable purpose of the institution.
B.
(2) The court, upon application of an institution, may modify a restriction contained in a gift instrument regarding the management or investment of an institutional fund if the restriction has become impracticable or wasteful, if it impairs the management or investment of the fund, or if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the donor, a modification of a restriction will further the purposes of the fund.
No.
To the extent practicable, any modification must be made in accordance with the donor's probable intention.
1193 *HR31/R2069PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR31/R2069PH PAGE 5(GT\JAB) (c) Limit or restrict freedom of speech or academic freedom that undermines the duty of a public school, or public postsecondary educational institution to protect academic freedom, intellectual diversity and true expression provided that none of these protected tenets conflict with this act;
(3) If a particular charitable purpose or a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the use of an institutional fund becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the court, upon application of an institution, may modify the purpose of the fund or the restriction on the use of the fund in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument.
(d) Prohibit a public school or public postsecondary educational institution from complying with any applicable academic accreditation standards or requirements;
(4) An application to the court under subsection (2) or (3) of this section shall be made in the name of the institution to the chancery court of the county in which the principal activities of the institution are conducted.
or (e) Prohibit or restrict programs or campus activities required for compliance with federal laws or regulations, or access programs for military veterans, Pell Grant recipients, first-generation college students, nontraditional students, students from low-income families or students with unique abilities, students with disabilities or students from the foster care system.
(5) Not withstanding any other provision of law, if a restriction contained in a gift instrument to an institution of 25/SS26/HB1193A.1J *SS26/HB1193A.1J* PAGE 13 higher learning unlawfully includes a restriction based on race, color or ethnicity, the institution may, without application to the court, modify or omit a restriction so that the gift instrument does not include any unlawful restrictions.
(1) All public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions in Mississippi, shall teach, promote and distribute information based on the scientific policy that there are two (2) genders, male and female.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after passage.
A male has a chromosome of XY, and a female has a chromosome of XX.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
The State Department of Education, all public school districts, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Mississippi Community College Board shall recognize and establish policies that biological gender shall be based on the chromosomal makeup of an individual.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE "REQUIRING EFFICIENCY FOR OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM AND EDUCATION SYSTEM (REFOCUSES) ACT";
H.
TO ESTABLISH THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACT;
B.
TO DEFINE TERMS;
No.
TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM ESTABLISHING OR MAINTAINING A DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE;
1193 *HR31/R2069PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR31/R2069PH PAGE 6(GT\JAB) (2) By July 1, 2026, and annually by July 1 thereafter, the State Department of Education, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Mississippi Community College Board shall provide a report and documentation to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives regarding its compliance with this section, and including information on the compliance of each public school district.
TO ENSURE UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TREAT EACH STUDENT, FACULTY, AND STAFF MEMBER FAIRLY;
SECTION 6.
TO REQUIRE UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH A REPORTING PROCESS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT;
(1) A person may assert a violation of this section as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding and obtain compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief or any other appropriate relief.
TO GIVE THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CERTAIN ENFORCEMENT POWERS;
Such claim may be brought against any applicable governmental entity which caused or contributed to a violation of this section.
TO REQUIRE UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO MAKE A FULL REPORT OF VIOLATIONS AT THEIR UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR PUBLIC SCHOOL TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNING BOARDS;
(2) Any person under eighteen (18) years of age may bring an action at any time to assert a violation of this section through a parent or next friend and may bring an action in his or her own name upon reaching the age of eighteen (18) years.
TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING BOARDS TO MAKE FURTHER REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE;
(3) An action under this act may be commenced, and relief may be granted, in a judicial proceeding without regard to whether the person commencing the action has sought or exhausted available administrative remedies.
TO AMEND SECTION 79-11-711, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO MODIFY OR OMIT UNLAWFUL RESTRICTIONS TO GIFT INSTRUMENTS;
H.
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
B.
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1193 *HR31/R2069PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR31/R2069PH PAGE 7(GT\JAB) (4) In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of this section, a prevailing party who establishes a violation of this section shall recover reasonable attorney's fees.
(5) (a) The Attorney General shall bring an action to enforce compliance with this section.
(b) This section shall not be construed to deny, impair or otherwise affect any right or authority of the Attorney General, the State of Mississippi, or any agency, officer or employee of the state, acting under any law other than this section, to institute or intervene in any proceeding.
SECTION 7.
If any public school or public postsecondary educational institution receives more than two (2) complaints in violation of this act, applicable state grants or monies shall be withheld until the school or institution complies with the provisions of this act.
SECTION 8.
If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or any part of this act is declared to be unconstitutional or void, or if for any reason is declared to be invalid or of no effect, the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases or parts thereof shall be in no manner affected thereby but shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 9.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.
H.
B.
No.
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Public K-12 and Postsecondary schools;
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