LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The University of Louisville is addressing the far-reaching impacts of a new Kentucky law targeting diversity, equity and inclusion.
A UofL Trustees Committee on House Bill 4 met again virtually Tuesday evening with a June 30 deadline to come into compliance with the measure looming.
The bill is Kentucky's version of a DEI ban. It affects everything from hiring to admissions, and areas like recruitment, scholarships and financial aid at UofL.
The trustees have been reviewing revised bylaws for each college on the Louisville campus, but much of the conversation Tuesday focused on whether they're working too fast.
"I think the statute is overbroad and our compliance ought to be minimal, and I think that everyone who has worked on this needs to understand that, if we get it wrong, there will be a 180-day opportunity to cure," Sadiqa Reynolds, UofL trustee, said.
Larry Benz, vice chair of the UofL Board of Trustees, said during the meeting he hadn't heard any other members "express anything around minimal compliance."
"I think our board has been fully committed to complying with House Bill 4," Benz said.
The next full board meeting is June 26, four days before the state's deadline to ban DEI.
Kentucky passed HB4 this legislative session. It was vetoed by Gov. Andy Beshear, but the Republican supermajority legislature overrode it.
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