Anti-affirmative action group opposes bill

Omaha World-Herald
Published Tuesday
March 3, 2009

BY MARTHA STODDARDWORLD-HERALD BUREAU
LINCOLN — Backers of the ban on affirmative action in Nebraska objected Monday to a bill meant to bring the state's student diversity scholarship program in line with the ban.Marc Schniederjans, a local leader of the Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative, argued that complying with the intent of the constitutional amendment that voters approved last year should mean that the scholarships are ended rather than altered.The amendment bars public agencies such as universities and city governments from considering race, gender or ethnicity when handing out contracts, hiring employees or awarding scholarships.Legislative Bill 440 would eliminate all reference to "racial, ethnic and cultural diversity" in the law creating the scholarships and would require that the scholarships simply promote "diversity" in the state's public colleges and universities.

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