To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Latest Action · April 11, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The EDUCATE Act would prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving federal financial aid if they adopt certain diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Specifically, schools would lose federal funding if they require or incentivize students, faculty, or staff to adopt beliefs about systemic racism, inherent group guilt, or differential treatment based on race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or national origin, or if they maintain diversity offices or require diversity statements for admission or employment. The bill would also require medical school accrediting agencies to ensure they do not mandate these policies as a condition of accreditation. The legislation includes exceptions allowing schools to teach about medical conditions related to specific characteristics, maintain demographic data, comply with civil rights laws, and support religious institutional missions, while also protecting free speech and academic freedom rights.
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