HB9 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ed OliverRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Labor, prohibits state and political subdivisions from teaching divisive concepts relating to race or sex in training, prohibits same for state contractors, Dept. of Labor to review state agency training programs

Summary

The bill would bar the state, its subdivisions, and contractors from teaching or endorsing certain race- or sex-related divisive concepts in training, with oversight by the Department of Labor.

What This Bill Does

It prohibits the state, its political subdivisions or agencies, and contractors with the state from teaching or endorsing race- or sex-related divisive concepts in training. It requires contract language prohibiting such training, mandates notices to labor unions or workers' representatives, and allows contract termination or suspension for noncompliance. It requires the Department of Labor to review diversity and inclusion training for compliance, adopt rules to implement and enforce the act, and require agency policies and annual compliance reporting; it also permits objective discussion of divisive concepts in academic settings.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, political subdivisions, and contractors with state contracts and their employees/workers who would be barred from teaching or endorsing divisive concepts in training and subject to contract provisions and potential contract termination for noncompliance.
• Students and employees in Alabama public higher education and state-run programs who participate in training, with protections against being taught divisive concepts and with training oversight to ensure compliance.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits the state, its subdivisions, agencies, and state contractors from teaching or endorsing defined divisive concepts related to race or sex in training; requires contract language, notices to unions, and allows cancellation/suspension of contracts for violations.
• Requires the Department of Labor to review all state agency diversity/inclusion training for compliance, adopt implementing/enforcement rules, and require agency policies and annual compliance reporting, while allowing objective discussion of these concepts in academic settings.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Labor Department