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Merit and Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Act of 2026

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "MERIT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 2026"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-680 SO AS TO ENSURE THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF DEI STRUCTURES AND RACE-CONSCIOUS CONSIDERATIONS, ADMISSIONS, HIRING, PROMOTION, AND RETENTION DECISIONS IN SOUTH C…

Sponsor

Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D-SC)

Introduced

2025-12-16

Policy area

Education

Latest action

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works