Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Also been heavily amended in the House. It now carries no fiscal impact. And in its amended forms. Some big differences here from what you saw originally. It clarifies what constitutes discrimination in places of public accommodation related to educational institutions. Specifically, it provides examples of discrimination, including when an educational institution is negligent in addressing discrimination or excludes students from programs or services based on protected classes. Those protected classes that are referenced in the bill are. List them off for you. Disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin or ancestry. We're also adding pregnancy and as a parent, because a student can be a parent in determining whether discrimination has occurred. The division and the commission may consider federal non discrimination law as persuasive but not binding authority in cases of conflict. Then we would take the state between state and federal. State law governs. And I've already discussed the other part. I'll pass it off to my co sponsor, Senator Marchman. Thank you, Madam Chair. So, also, the bill ensures public institutions of higher ed have grievance procedures in place for Title 6 complaints and a designated coordinator responsible…