evidence: In Kansas, a legislator’s inquiry about whether critical race theory was being taught at state universities resulted in the state’s Board of Regents informally surveying six state schools, putting them on notice that legislators may be evaluating their curricula.172Andrew Bahl, "The debate over critical race theory has cropped up in Kansas. Here’s what you need to know." Topeka Capital-Journal, June 8, 2021, cjonline.com/story/news/education/2021/06/08/what-is-critical-race-theory-meaning-crt-debate-kansas/7544853002/ In Florida, a new law requires annual surveys to assess "intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity" in the state system so that it can determine "the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented" and whether students, professors, and staffers "feel free to express their beliefs and viewpoints on campus and in the classroom."173Eliza Relman, "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a law punishing student ‘indoctrination’ at public universities and threatens budget cuts," Business Insider, June 23, 2021, businessinsider.com/desantis-signs-law-to-punish-student-indoctrination-at-florida-universities-2021-6 Note: PEN America did not include this law in our count of education gag orders because it does not incorporate "divisive concepts" or specific prohibitions. While on its face such a provision may seem innocuous—or even protective of open debate—the context makes plain that the measure is intended to lay the groundwork to threaten and punish educators. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made clear that he would be paying attention to the survey results, saying that colleges that were "hotbeds for stale ideology" were "not worth tax dollars, and that’s not something that we’re going to be supporting going forward."174Id.