A bill for an act prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and including applicability provisions.

This bill prohibits Iowa's public universities (regents institutions) from requiring students to take courses or faculty to incorporate specific diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory topics as part of degree requirements. It bans mandates for courses covering topics like systemic racism, implicit bias, or race-based equity, and prevents faculty from being pressured to include such content in teaching as a condition for promotion or pay. The law allows exemptions only for programs explicitly focused on racial, ethnic, or gender studies, but students cannot be forced to take these courses to meet general degree requirements. The policy takes effect for academic years beginning July 1, 2026.