3. Amend page 6, line 29, after “from” by striking out the balance of the page through “State” on line 2 of page 7 and inserting “ state ”.
4. Amend page 7, line 2, after “money” by striking out the balance of the line through “ $1,270,619,000.00. $1,314,162,400.00. ” on line 3 and inserting a period.
5. Amend page 8, line 20, after “state” by striking out the balance of the sentence and inserting “ general fund/general purpose money. ”.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Albert offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 66, following line 7, by inserting:
“ Sec. 275o. (1) To receive funds under section 236(2), a public university may not spend more than 2.0% of its total general fund operations revenue from all sources on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives or programs, including staff salaries, benefits, and program operations.
(2) By March 15, 2025 each university with a diversity, equity and inclusion program must report to the house and senate appropriations committees on their total diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives spending. The reporting must include, but is not limited to, a description of program goals, number of employees, and an overview of staff salaries and benefits.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: