Lawmakers in Iowa and Kansas introduced bills that would restrict how race, gender and sexuality may be taught in certain college courses, part of a broader wave of state-level measures targeting campus curricula and DEI programs. The proposals would ban specific content in mandated classes and seek to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion offices and practices. The measures mirror legislative efforts in other states to regulate classroom speech and hiring practices, and they would force public institutions to revise course syllabi, compliance policies and faculty training. University counsel, academic senates and chief academic officers are likely to be thrust into litigation and rapid policy changes if the bills advance, increasing legal costs and administrative burdens for public systems.