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RSA 186:72 · Prohibition on DEI Initiatives

Title: XV: EDUCATION
Chapter: 186 · THE STATE SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
Status: current
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186:72 Prohibition on DEI Initiatives. – No public school shall implement, promote, or otherwise engage in any DEI-related initiatives, programs, training, or policies. No state funds shall be expended to public schools for DEI-related activities, including but not limited to implicit bias training, DEI assessments, critical race theory, or race-based hiring, promotion, or contracting preferences. This prohibition shall extend to any public school as defined in RSA 186:71, II. Source. 2025, 141:322, eff. July 1, 2025.

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Source. 2025, 141:322, eff. July 1, 2025.

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2025, 141:322, eff. July 1, 2025

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