spending some of your Thursday night with U.S. diversity, equity and inclusion or dei initiatives and policies at Kentucky's public colleges and universities would be outlawed under a bill headed to the governor's desk after nearly a 2 hour debate on the Senate floor last night, the bill passed largely along party lines.

Our McKenzie spank sorts out the bill for us as we begin tonight's Legislative update.

Republican lawmakers have leveled the playing field for college students, according to supporters of House Bill 4.

>> If enacted into law House Bill 4 would prohibit religion.

>> Race sex, color or national origin to be considered in the hiring admissions scholarships at public universities.

It would also hope the use of school resources to create or maintain a dei office, prevent institutions from requiring students to complete courses on discriminatory concepts and Ban Dei training for students, faculty or staff Senator Stephen West clarified that House Bill 4 does not take the place of or infringe on the Americans with Disabilities Act title 9 or the Civil Rights Act of 1964, senator West brought up his high school aged son who will soon be applying to university saying that he deserves the same chances as any other student.

>> I want to know that he won't enter on a level playing field.

He is not responsible for the sins of my past.

The sense of this country's past, the sense of this state's past or anyone else has passed.

He's responsible for himself and should not be a be made to feel less than.

>> Senator Gerald Neal disputed the idea that without dei the world is a level playing field.

>> Even today you hear the language says there's nothing systemic.

There's nothing structural.

And then we say, well, you know.

Forget the pass goes to pass the past.

But guess what, the past is what we are now.

We didn't come out will puff of air.

We would develop.

And we've all and we have strengths and weaknesses that grew out of those frameworks and behaviors.

Some of which still persist today.

And yet it.

As we.

Profess to lift everyone.

We want to acknowledge that.

We say just do your thing.

You catch up, call us.

The field.

Is level.

>> Senator Karen Berg said that people of color will not be the only ones impacted by the spill.

She says pregnant women in the state will also be negatively impacted.

>> The chance of a woman finishing her education in this state.

One, she gets pregnant.

>> Drops precipitously.

I don't know the exact numbers.

Something like 8%.

It's because we have a system that has this stark Lee big controlled guys by White met.

They didn't make.

>> Room for the women they haven't made for the people they don't want in their world.

Republican Senator Donald Douglas spoke up in support of the bill saying Dei isn't a hand up.

>> But a handout.

It sets people up for failure.

>> But it sets them up for failure without blame because it is in your fall.

It's someone else's fall.

It creates a false environment.

Creates a false sense of accomplishment.

You know, there's an old saying that the best way from all the dirty water to clear.

This is a top story at all.

>> Dirt.

Dirt does not go away.

But, you know, those who had no involvement.

They'll become soiled.

Diversity, equity inclusion.

It's a great idea.

When it's voluntary.

It's a terrible idea.

>> When it's forced House Bill 4 becomes law.

Kentucky's public universities and colleges would have to be in compliance with the measure by June 30th of this year.

Many of them have already taken steps to do so if a school does not comply, they risk temporarily losing funding for Kentucky edition.

I'm McKenzie spank.

>> Thank you.

McKenzie is Senator Stephen West also made clear on the Senate floor that while students cannot be required to complete courses on discriminatory concepts instruction and discussion in classrooms is not restricted