Republican bill to ban DEI offices statewide

Really scary stuff from the TN GOP this upcoming session. HB 0923 (The Dismantling DEI Departments Act) would ban any city, county, state entity or public higher education institution from having a DEI office. The city of Nashville has a DEI office and while sadly, recent Mayors have not made this office’s work a priority, they still do important work. For example, one of their programs is focused on making the procurement process more open so that POC vendors, women and veteran-owned businesses can benefit. Btw, there is research showing that the biggest beneficiaries of DEI programs are white women so trust, the GOP is coming for everyone.

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0923&ga=114