AZ SB1005

Prohibits public entities from requiring employees to participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs or spending public monies on such programs.

Bans public entities from entering into contracts with companies that participate in DEI programs or acquiring services and goods for DEI initiatives.

Prohibits public entities from establishing offices or positions dedicated to coordinating, implementing, or promoting DEI programs.

Defines "diversity, equity and inclusion program" as training or activities focusing on structures of power and privilege based on race, sex, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation, including concepts like unconscious bias, systemic racism, and intersectionality.

Allows employees to bring lawsuits against public entities for violations, with entitlement to injunctive relief; applies to state agencies, political subdivisions, Arizona Board of Regents universities, and community college districts.