This bill prohibits institutions of higher education from using cultural competency skills or knowledge of specific ethnic or religious groups as criteria for employment or promotion decisions. If an institution is found to be non-compliant with this prohibition by the Secretary of Higher Education, it will lose eligibility for state support for its operational and capital costs.

However, the bill includes an exemption for positions where cultural competency skills or knowledge of a particular ethnic or religious group is deemed essential, as determined by the Secretary of Higher Education. The bill is set to take effect immediately upon enactment.