SB7 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Will BarfootSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Greg AlbrittonTom ButlerChris ElliottGarlan GudgerSteve LivingstonArthur OrrRandy PriceDan RobertsDavid SessionsLarry StuttsJ.T. WaggonerApril Weaver

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 ban teaching divisive concepts about race or sex in state training, extend that ban to state contractors, and require the Department of Labor to review and enforce compliance.

What This Bill Does

It prohibits the State of Alabama, its agencies, subdivisions, and contractors from teaching or promoting certain divisive concepts in trainings. It requires the Department of Labor to review related training programs for compliance and to adopt rules to enforce the act. It also requires contract provisions and notices to labor unions, with penalties such as contract cancellation or suspension for noncompliance, and it allows discussing such concepts only in objective, non-endorsing academic contexts.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, school districts, and public colleges/universities in Alabama, along with their employees and trainees, by restricting how training on race and sex can be conducted.
• Private contractors that work under state contracts and their employees, by prohibiting training that teaches divisive concepts and requiring contract clauses and notices.
• Labor unions or workers' representatives, who must receive notices about contractors' compliance with the act.
• The Alabama Department of Labor, which must review programs, adopt enforcement rules, and oversee implementation.

Key Provisions

• Defines divisive concepts and related terms (e.g., race/sex stereotyping, scapegoating, and claims of inherent superiority).
• Prohibits the State, its agencies, and political subdivisions from teaching or promoting divisive concepts in training for employees, contractors, staff, students, or other groups.
• Requires all state contracts entered after the act’s effective date to include a clause prohibiting divisive-concept training and to notify labor unions or workers' representatives; allows contract cancellation, termination, or suspension for noncompliance; extends binding language to all subcontractors.
• Places affirmative duties on agency heads to implement policies, ensure compliance, and assign staff responsible for adherence; requires annual compliance reports to the Department of Labor.
• Mandates the Department of Labor to review agency diversity/inclusion training for compliance and to adopt rules to implement and enforce the act.
• Allows discussing divisive concepts in an objective, non-endorsing academic context and does not prohibit efforts to promote diversity in a manner consistent with the act.
• Establishes an effective date (first day of the third month after passage/approval).

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