Proposed Bill No. 882 aims to enhance transparency regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training materials used by local and regional boards of education. The bill mandates that these boards make specific information readily available on their websites, including all training materials for staff and faculty related to nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, race, ethnicity, sex, or bias, as well as instructional or curriculum materials on these topics. Additionally, the bill requires that procedures for documenting, reviewing, or approving these materials be disclosed. This information must be accessible prior to the first instance of training or instruction, or within seven days after such events, and must remain available for at least five years after its last use.

The intent of the bill is to provide parents and students with reasonable access to review the DEI training and instructional materials utilized in schools, thereby promoting accountability and transparency in educational practices. The proposed changes to title 10 of the general statutes include the insertion of requirements for the availability of training and instructional materials and the deletion of any existing provisions that may conflict with these new transparency measures.