Arizona SB 1570: outpatient treatment centers; behavioral health

Bill Text

SB1570 - 572R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: diversity; equity; inclusion; training; prohibition

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SB 1570

 Introduced by 

 Senator 
 Hoffman

AN 
ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 4, article 1, 
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-710.04; relating to the 
department of administration.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 4, article 1, 
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-710.04, to read:

START_STATUTE41-710.04. State employees; diversity; equity; inclusion; hiring, training 
or promotion; prohibition; definition

A. This state or an agency, board, 
commission or department of this state may not:

1. Use diversity, equity and 
inclusion programs for hiring, training or PROMOTION 
purposes.

2. require an employee to ENGAGE in a 
diversity, equity and inclusion program.

3. Require, as a condition of a 
contract, participation in a diversity, equity and inclusion program.

B. The department shall monitor the 
HIRING practices of this state OR AN AGENCY, BOARD, COMMISSION OR DEPARTMENT OF 
THIS STATE to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion programs are not used 
to hire, train or promote any employee.

c. For the purposes of this section, 
"DIVERSITY, equity and inclusion program" means A program that 
requires an employee to participate in or attend a training, orientation, 
workshop, therapy or similar activity that focuses on justifying differential 
treatment or benefit on the basis of sex, color, gender, ethnicity, gender 
identity or sexual orientation. END_STATUTE