Senate panel rejects bill barring DEI offices at private colleges

By: Kathie Obradovich

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 349

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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An Iowa Senate subcommittee refused Monday to advance a bill that would have withheld state-funded Iowa Tuition Grants from private colleges that open or maintain offices of diversity, equity and inclusion.

All three members of the subcommittee spoke against House File 2488, after hearing from representatives of religious institutions and civil rights advocates who opposed the bill. The bill, which passed the House Feb. 24, follows legislation in recent years to scrub DEI …

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