Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law legislation to eliminate affirmative action in state or local government hiring, contracting, and public education.
The finalized version of House Bill 440, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Heather Scott, prohibits the state from granting special treatment to “any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting.” The bill passed on largely party-line votes in state legislation before heading to the Republican governor’s desk.
