As President Donald Trump takes significant action in Washington, D.C., to rid the federal government of discriminatory and deceitfully titled “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” policies, or DEI, leaders at the Ohio General Assembly have introduced legislation to ban DEI at Ohio’s colleges and universities. 

Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator Jerry Cirino, bans DEI courses, training, litmus tests, required statements, and spending on DEI initiatives or programs with the same intent. 

“We want every student in Ohio, regardless of race, gender, or religion, to be able to pursue their choice of post-secondary education,” said Senator Cirino. “However, DEI programs are inherently discriminatory and cannot be tolerated or paid for by taxpayers.”

Along with banning DEI programs, the bill bans political and ideological litmus tests in all hiring, promotion, and admissions decisions. 

“DEI is dehumanizing. It minimizes Ohio’s classrooms to nothing more than quotas,” said Aaron Baer, President of Center for Christian Virtue. “Senator Cirino’s SB 1 will encourage a culture of excellence in Ohio’s universities, not a culture of victimhood.”

The text of the bill will soon be available at OhioSenate.gov.

TAKE ACTION: Email your Senator and Representative!

Use CCV’s Action Center to send your Senator and State Representative a short note encouraging them to support SB1 to ban DEI at Ohio’s colleges and universities.