Higher education; creating the Stop DEI Act; prohibiting an institution of higher education from requiring, soliciting, or incentivizing participation in certain practices or content. Effective date. Emergency.

Oklahoma's SB 846, the "Stop DEI Act," prohibits public colleges and universities from requiring, soliciting, or incentivizing faculty or students to engage with diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory (DEI-CRT) content in courses or programs. It defines DEI-CRT content broadly to include discussions of systemic racism, white privilege, gender-based equity, and related topics, while exempting programs explicitly focused on racial, ethnic, or gender studies (with strict limitations). Institutions violating the law risk losing state funding, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education must investigate complaints and report findings annually. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and explicitly exempts compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws like Title IX.