While Republicans have relentlessly attacked the plan as a "bailout," Wednesday's separate resolution forced vulnerable Democrats up for reelection in 2024 to take a public stance on the issue.
Regents will vote Thursday evening on whether to suspend the university's Master of Arts in Folk Studies and the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture programs.
Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a candidate for governor, said Jason Glass was worrying “more about social-engineering than he does test scores.”
The day after lawmakers rapidly changed and passed a bill that bans gender-affirming care for minors, the commissioner decried the “sweeping and harmful” legislation.
An addition to the bill states, "Students in grade five and below will not receive instruction about human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases. Students in sixth grade and above must have a parent’s consent to receive such instruction."
