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Amend CSSB 17 (house committee report) on page 4 by striking line 14 and substituting the following:
(1) instruction, a curriculum, an assignment, a survey or questionnaire, an instructional material, or faculty development or training that:
(A) involves a discussion or recognition of or instruction regarding:
(i) the historical oppression of or animus against a group of individuals based on the individuals' race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, disability, nationality, immigration status, religion, or geographic region;
(ii) white supremacy and its relevance to historical events and impact on present-day events;
(iii) implicit or unconscious bias, including the role of implicit or unconscious bias in the context of teaching or training in any academic subject matter; or
(iv) structural or systemic inequalities that are experienced by a group of individuals based on the individuals' race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, disability, nationality, immigration status, religion, or geographic region, regardless of whether specific acts of animus or discrimination have been committed against group members on that basis; or
(B) is part of a program or other institutional initiative designed to address historical and ongoing structural or systemic inequalities in the public higher education system;