West Virginia § 5-33-3 Prohibition

West Virginia Statutes

§ 5-33-3 — Prohibition

West Virginia § 5-33-3

Ch. 5GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC

Art. 33EQUAL TREATMENT BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACT OF 2025

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W. Va. Code § 5-33-3 (2026).

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(a)No department, division, agency, or board of this state may:

(1)Establish or maintain an office or division or other unit by any name whose purpose, in whole or in part, is the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion;

(2)Hire or assign an employee or contract with a third party to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion;

(3)Compel, require, induce, or solicit any person to provide a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement or give preferential consideration to any person based on the provision of a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement;

(4)Give preference on the basis of diversity, equity, and inclusion to an applicant for employment, an employee, or a participant in any function of the office or department; or

(5)Requiring as a condition of employment that an e

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(a) No department, division, agency, or board of this state may:

(1) Establish or maintain an office or division or other unit by any name whose purpose, in whole or in part, is the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion;

(2) Hire or assign an employee or contract with a third party to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion;

(3) Compel, require, induce, or solicit any person to provide a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement or give preferential consideration to any person based on the provision of a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement;

(4) Give preference on the basis of diversity, equity, and inclusion to an applicant for employment, an employee, or a participant in any function of the office or department; or

(5) Requiring as a condition of employment that an employee participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion training.

(b) Nothing in this article may be construed to abrogate individuals’ rights and causes of action under the West Virginia Human Rights Act.