South Dakota college students and teachers can no longer be required to attend trainings or orientations based on critical race theory.
Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill prohibiting the mandated trainings in higher education on Monday, touting the freedom to explore and exchange ideas.
“No student or teacher should have to endorse critical race theory in order to attend, graduate from, or teach at our public universities,” Noem said at the signing of H.B. 1012. “College should remain a place where freedom of thought and expression are encouraged, not stifled by political agendas.”
Noem also signed 11 other education bills that include provisions for several campus construction projects and the purchasing of digital media and health sciences equipment.
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“This session, we also made targeted investments in job training for key career fields like nursing and skilled manufacturing,” Noem added. “We want our kids and grandkids to get the best training possible so that they can fill available jobs right here in South Dakota.”
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One of the signed bills, H.B. 1119, also revised the funding formula of state aid for alternative education students participating in interscholastic activities.
Noem has signed 192 bills into law and vetoed one this legislative session.
