2017 House Bill 5232

Ban team names, mascots and logos based on ethnicity

Introduced in the House

Nov. 8, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Jewell Jones (D-11)

To withhold state funding for a public school that that has a mascot, nickname, logo, or other team or club descriptor that is based on race or ethnicity, and require the state Board of Education and Department of Civil Rights to make a list of banned names. The ban would also apply to a “slogan, chant, song, or other formal or informal auditory practice,” and to “publications, uniforms, signs, or other visual materials”.

Referred to the Committee on Education Reform