HB 2248 - Rescinds Funding for the University of Tennessee's Diversity Office - Tennessee Key Vote
Mary Littleton voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Became Law Without Governor's Signature
- May 20, 2016
- Senate Conference Report Adopted
- April 21, 2016
- House Conference Report Adopted
- April 21, 2016
- House Concurrence Vote Failed
- April 20, 2016
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 20, 2016
- House Bill Passed
- April 18, 2016
- Introduced
- Jan. 21, 2016
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Title: Rescinds Funding for the University of Tennessee's Diversity Office
Title: Rescinds Funding for the University of Tennessee's Diversity Office
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a conference report to a bill that prohibits the University of Tennessee at Knoxville from using state funds for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Highlights:
- Prohibits the University of Tennessee from using state funds to promote the use of gender-neutral pronouns, promote or inhibit the celebration of religious holidays, and fund or support sex week (Sec. 1).
- Appropriates funds originally appropriated to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for the 2016-2017 fiscal year to fund a minority engineering scholarship program (Sec. 2).
Title: Rescinds Funding for the University of Tennessee's Diversity Office
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a conference report to a bill that prohibits the University of Tennessee at Knoxville from using state funds for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Highlights:
- Prohibits the University of Tennessee from using state funds to promote the use of gender-neutral pronouns, promote or inhibit the celebration of religious holidays, and fund or support sex week (Sec. 1).
- Appropriates funds originally appropriated to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for the 2016-2017 fiscal year to fund a minority engineering scholarship program (Sec. 2).
Title: Rescinds Funding for the University of Tennessee's Diversity Office
Title: Rescinds Funding for the University of Tennessee's Diversity Office
Title: Rescinds Funding for the University of Tennessee's Diversity Office
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the University of Tennessee at Knoxville from using state funds for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Highlights:
- Prohibits the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville from receiving state funds (Sec. 1).
- Prohibits the University of Tennessee from using state funds to promote the use of gender-neutral pronouns, promote or inhibit the celebration of religious holidays, and fund or support sex week (Sec. 1).
- Appropriates funds originally appropriated to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for the 2016-2017 fiscal year for the following purposes (Sec. 1 & 2):
- 25 percent of the funds to the school of art and the university printing and mail services for the distribution of decals with the national motto for law enforcement agencies; and
- 75 percent of the funds to the university’s budget for the minority engineering scholarship program.
Title: Rescinds Funding for the University of Tennessee's Diversity Office