The board of regents for the University System of Georgia offered several recommendations that would make their twenty-six educational institutions more politically and culturally neutral.

The revised policies, which were included in a meeting agenda discussed earlier this month, would make clear that University System of Georgia institutions must remain “neutral on social and political issues unless such an issue is directly related to the institution’s core mission,” as well as enact more protections for the freedom of expression of professors and students.

The regents likewise suggested specifying that no student applying to the schools can be forced to “opine about political beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles, as a condition for admission,” and banned “ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements,” from admissions decisions, employment processes, and orientations for both students and staff.

Many universities have indeed imposed diversity trainings in recent years, a requirement which critics say functions as a purity test meant to sanction conservatives, who reject claims such as the idea that certain minority groups have inherent barriers to success in leading institutions.

The revisions from the regents would also mandate that the “basis and determining factor” for hiring staff will be “that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role,” a repudiation of diversity hiring in which members of societal groups perceived to be disadvantaged receive more favorable odds in recruitment processes.

Another change would require students to study primary sources related to the history of the nation like the Declaration of Independence, the Georgia Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.