SB 2614
Medical And Dental Courses Lose Their Automatic DEI Ban Exemption
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to certain requirements and penalties regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at a medical and dental unit.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Audit finds banned course spending? The unit gets 90 days to fix it.
The bill narrows an exemption in the state's ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and programs at public colleges, so course instruction at medical and dental schools is no longer automatically exempt. Public medical and dental units and their faculty are covered. If a state audit finds a medical or dental unit spent state money on course instruction that breaks the ban, the unit has 90 days to fix it or face the existing penalty, starting with the 2025-2026 academic year.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2614 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to certain requirements and penalties regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at a medical and dental unit.
WHAT IT DOES
Audit finds banned course spending? The unit gets 90 days to fix it.
The bill narrows an exemption in the state's ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and programs at public colleges, so course instruction at medical and dental schools is no longer automatically exempt. Public medical and dental units and their faculty are covered. If a state audit finds a medical or dental unit spent state money on course instruction that breaks the ban, the unit has 90 days to fix it or face the existing penalty, starting with the 2025-2026 academic year.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
“academic course instruction , except for academic course instruction offered by a medical and dental unit”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill strips the classroom-instruction exemption that let DEI content at medical and dental schools sit outside the state ban.
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Donors report through Friends of Brandon Creighton.
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Education--Higher--Finance
Education--Higher--General
Education--Higher--Health Institutions
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs
Human Relations
AUDITS & AUDITORS
AUDITOR, STATE
Text
The text as introduced · 330 words
89R14252 RDR-D By: Creighton S.B. No. 2614 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to certain requirements and penalties regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at a medical and dental unit. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 51.3525, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (h-1) to read as follows: (d) Subsection (b)(1) may not be construed to apply to: (1) academic course instruction , except for academic course instruction offered by a medical and dental unit ; (2) scholarly research or a creative work by an institution of higher education's students, faculty, or other research personnel or the dissemination of that research or work; (3) an activity of a student organization registered with or recognized by an institution of higher education; (4) guest speakers or performers on short-term engagements; (5) a policy, practice, procedure, program, or activity to enhance student academic achievement or postgraduate outcomes that is designed and implemented without regard to race, sex, color, or ethnicity; (6) data collection; or (7) student recruitment or admissions. (h-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (h), if the state auditor determines pursuant to a compliance audit conducted under Subsection (g) that a medical or dental unit has spent state money to offer academic course instruction in violation of this section, the medical or dental unit must cure the violation not later than the 90th day after the date on which the determination is made to avoid incurring the penalty described by Subsection (h)(2). SECTION 2. Section 51.3525(d), Education Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 51.3525(h-1), Education Code, as added by this Act, apply beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.