Indiana Cracks Down on DEI Practices in State Contracts

STATEWIDE — Attorney General Todd Rokita has revised state contracts to remove certain Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices.

Starting July 1st, all state contractors must now certify that their hiring, promotion, and recruitment practices do not treat people different based on race or sex.

Rokita says the term DEI is often used to justify policies that violate civil rights laws.

“No one gets a free pass for unlawful discrimination just because they claim to have good intentions,” Rokita says. “Treating people differently in the workplace or at school based on race and sex is a destructive practice and illegal. We will continue to enforce the law against higher education institutions and working to eliminate this terrible Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion known as DEI nonsense