Controversial Florida Bills Spark Campus Protests and Journalistic Fallout.
The controversial HB 999 bill in Florida aims to restrict the programs and activities that universities and colleges can promote or support, including those centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The bill's language may have a larger impact on advisers of any student-led groups or activities tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The bill's sponsor, Robert Alex Andrade, assured that the bill does not impact Black sororities and fraternities or their abilities to hold social justice events among other activities. The bill's next stop is the higher education appropriations subcommittee.