Some departments will be restructured at the Chattanooga Mayor’s office as they are now out of compliance with the state’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) laws.
The Dismantling DEI in Employment Act was passed by the Tennessee General Assembly earlier this year.
The legislation prohibits government at the city, county, and state level, as well as LEAs and public institutions of higher education from making employment decisions based on race, ethnicity, sex, age, or any other demographic characteristic, rather than individual merit, qualifications, veteran status, or lawful eligibility criteria.
Another law that went into effect earlier this year, the Dismantling DEI Departments Act, prohibits a department, agency, or other unit of state government or political subdivision of the state from maintaining or authorizing an office or department that promotes or requires discriminatory preferences to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion.
