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9		-	AN ACT ~~ESTABLISHING~~ A ~~COUNCIL ON THE COL LATERAL~~
10		-	~~CONSEQUENCES OF A CR IMINAL RECORD~~.
	14	+	AN ACT CONCERNING DI SCRIMINATION BASED O N A PERSON'S
	15	+	CRIMINAL HISTORY.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established a
15		-	Council on the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record, which
16		-	shall be part of the Legislative Department. The Council on the
17		-	Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record shall study
18		-	discrimination faced by people in Connecticut living with a criminal
19		-	record and develop recommendations for legislation to reduce or
20		-	eliminate discrimination based on a person's criminal history.
21		-	(b) The council shall consist of the following members: (1) The
22		-	House chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General
23		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public
24		-	employees or the chairperson's designee, who shall be a member of the
25		-	General Assembly; (2) the Senate chairperson of the joint standing
26		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
27		-	relating to labor and public employees or the chairperson's designee,
28		-	who shall be a member of the General Assembly; (3) the House and
29		-	Senate ranking members or their designees, who shall be members of
30		-	the General Assembly; (4) the undersecretary of the Office of Policy
31		-	and Management Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division, or the Substitute House Bill No. 6921
	19	+	Section 1. Section 46a-51 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	20	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
	21	+	As used in section 4a-60a and this chapter: 3
	22	+	(1) "Blind" refers to an individual whose central visual acuity does 4
	23	+	not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or whose 5
	24	+	visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation 6
	25	+	in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field 7
	26	+	subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees; 8
	27	+	(2) "Commission" means the Commission on Human Rights and 9
	28	+	Opportunities created by section 46a-52; 10
	29	+	(3) "Commission legal counsel" means a member of the legal staff 11
	30	+	employed by the commission pursuant to section 46a-54; 12
	31	+	(4) "Commissioner" means a member of the commission; 13
	32	+	(5) "Court" means the Superior Court or any judge of said court; 14
	33	+	(6) "Discrimination" includes segregation and separation; 15 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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35		-	undersecretary's designee; (5) the Commissioner of Correction, or the
36		-	commissioner's designee; (6) The Labor Commissioner, or the
37		-	commissioner's designee; (7) the Commissioner of Consumer
38		-	Protection, or the commissioner's designee; (8) the executive director of
39		-	the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, or
40		-	the executive director's designee; (9) the executive director of the
41		-	Commission on Equity and Opportunity, or the executive director's
42		-	designee; (10) a justice-impacted person, to be appointed by the House
43		-	chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly
44		-	having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees;
45		-	(11) a representative from the American Civil Liberties Union of
46		-	Connecticut, to be appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint
47		-	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
48		-	matters relating to labor and public employees; (12) a representative
49		-	from the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, to be appointed
50		-	by the House chairperson of the joint standing committee of the
51		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and
52		-	public employees; (13) a representative from the Connecticut Coalition
53		-	to End Homelessness, to be appointed by the Senate chairperson of the
54		-	joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance
55		-	of matters relating to labor and public employees; (14) a representative
56		-	from the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, to be appointed
57		-	by the House chairperson of the joint standing committee of the
58		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and
59		-	public employees; (15) a representative from the Katal Center for
60		-	Health, Equity, and Justice, to be appointed by the Senate chairperson
61		-	of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
62		-	cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees; (16) a
63		-	representative from the National Council for Incarcerated and
64		-	Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, to be appointed by the
65		-	House chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General
66		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public
67		-	employees; (17) a representative from the New Haven Legal Assistance Substitute House Bill No. 6921
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	40	+	(7) "Discriminatory employment practice" means any discriminatory 16
	41	+	practice specified in section 46a-60, as amended by this act, or 46a-81c; 17
	42	+	(8) "Discriminatory practice" means a violation of section 4a-60, 4a-18
	43	+	60a, 4a-60g, 31-40y, 46a-58, 46a-59, as amended by this act, 46a-60, as 19
	44	+	amended by this act, 46a-64, as amended by this act, 46a-64c, as 20
	45	+	amended by this act, 46a-66, as amended by this act, 46a-68, 46a-68c to 21
	46	+	46a-68f, inclusive, or 46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, as amended by this 22
	47	+	act, subsection (a) of section 46a-80 or sections 46a-81b to 46a-81o, 23
	48	+	inclusive; 24
	49	+	(9) "Employee" means any person employed by an employer but 25
	50	+	shall not include any individual employed by such individual's 26
	51	+	parents, spouse or child; 27
	52	+	(10) "Employer" includes the state and all political subdivisions 28
	53	+	thereof and means any person or employer with three or more persons 29
	54	+	in such person's or employer's employ; 30
	55	+	(11) "Employment agency" means any person undertaking with or 31
	56	+	without compensation to procure employees or opportunities to work; 32
	57	+	(12) "Labor organization" means any organization which exists for 33
	58	+	the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing 34
	59	+	with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of 35
	60	+	employment, or of other mutual aid or protection in connection with 36
	61	+	employment; 37
	62	+	(13) "Intellectual disability" means intellectual disability as defined 38
	63	+	in section 1-1g; 39
	64	+	(14) "Person" means one or more individuals, partnerships, 40
	65	+	associations, corporations, limited liability companies, legal 41
	66	+	representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and the state 42
	67	+	and all political subdivisions and agencies thereof; 43
	68	+	(15) "Physically disabled" refers to any individual who has any 44 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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71		-	Association Reentry Clinic, to be appointed by the Senate chairperson
72		-	of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
73		-	cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees; (18) a
74		-	representative from the Service Employees' International Union, Local
75		-	32BJ, to be appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing
76		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
77		-	relating to labor and public employees; and (19) a representative from
78		-	Voices of Women of Color, to be appointed by the Senate chairperson
79		-	of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
80		-	cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees.
81		-	(c) The House and Senate chairpersons of the joint standing
82		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
83		-	relating to labor and public employees shall serve as the chairpersons
84		-	of the council.
85		-	(d) The chairpersons of the council shall schedule the first meeting
86		-	of the council, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the
87		-	effective date of this section. Thereafter, the council shall meet upon
88		-	the call of the chairpersons or upon the call of a majority of the council
89		-	members. The council shall hold not less than three public forums in
90		-	Connecticut communities to allow the public to provide input on the
91		-	focus of the council.
92		-	(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
93		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and
94		-	public employees shall serve as administrative staff of the council.
95		-	(f) Not later than February 1, 2020, the council shall submit a report,
96		-	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general
97		-	statutes, on its legislative recommendations to the joint standing
98		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
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	75	+	chronic physical handicap, infirmity or impairment, whether 45
	76	+	congenital or resulting from bodily injury, organic processes or 46
	77	+	changes or from illness, including, but not limited to, epilepsy, 47
	78	+	deafness or being hard of hearing or reliance on a wheelchair or other 48
	79	+	remedial appliance or device; 49
	80	+	(16) "Respondent" means any person alleged in a complaint filed 50
	81	+	pursuant to section 46a-82 to have committed a discriminatory 51
	82	+	practice; 52
	83	+	(17) "Discrimination on the basis of sex" includes but is not limited 53
	84	+	to discrimination related to pregnancy, child-bearing capacity, 54
	85	+	sterilization, fertility or related medical conditions; 55
	86	+	(18) "Discrimination on the basis of religious creed" includes but is 56
	87	+	not limited to discrimination related to all aspects of religious 57
	88	+	observances and practice as well as belief, unless an employer 58
	89	+	demonstrates that the employer is unable to reasonably accommodate 59
	90	+	to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or 60
	91	+	practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's 61
	92	+	business; 62
	93	+	(19) "Learning disability" refers to an individual who exhibits a 63
	94	+	severe discrepancy between educational performance and measured 64
	95	+	intellectual ability and who exhibits a disorder in one or more of the 65
	96	+	basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using 66
	97	+	language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in a diminished 67
	98	+	ability to listen, speak, read, write, spell or to do mathematical 68
	99	+	calculations; 69
	100	+	(20) "Mental disability" refers to an individual who has a record of, 70
	101	+	or is regarded as having one or more mental disorders, as defined in 71
	102	+	the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's 72
	103	+	"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"; [and] 73
	104	+	(21) "Gender identity or expression" means a person's gender-74
	105	+	related identity, appearance or behavior, whether or not that gender-75 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	112	+	related identity, appearance or behavior is different from that 76
	113	+	traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at 77
	114	+	birth, which gender-related identity can be shown by providing 78
	115	+	evidence including, but not limited to, medical history, care or 79
	116	+	treatment of the gender-related identity, consistent and uniform 80
	117	+	assertion of the gender-related identity or any other evidence that the 81
	118	+	gender-related identity is sincerely held, part of a person's core 82
	119	+	identity or not being asserted for an improper purpose; [.] 83
	120	+	(22) "Veteran" means veteran as defined in subsection (a) of section 84
	121	+	27-103; and 85
	122	+	(23) "Criminal matters of public record" means information obtained 86
	123	+	from the Judicial Department relating to an individual's arrests, 87
	124	+	indictments, convictions, outstanding judgments or any other 88
	125	+	conviction information, as defined in section 54-142g related to such 89
	126	+	individual. 90
	127	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 46a-60 of the general statutes is 91
	128	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 92
	129	+	October 1, 2019): 93
	130	+	(b) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: 94
	131	+	(1) For an employer, by the employer or the employer's agent, 95
	132	+	except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need, to 96
	133	+	refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment 97
	134	+	any individual or to discriminate against such individual in 98
	135	+	compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment 99
	136	+	because of the individual's race, color, religious creed, age, sex, gender 100
	137	+	identity or expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, present 101
	138	+	or past history of mental disability, intellectual disability, learning 102
	139	+	disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, 103
	140	+	[or] status as a veteran or criminal matters of public record, as defined 104
	141	+	in section 46a-51, as amended by this act; 105
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	149	+	occupational qualification or need, to fail or refuse to classify properly 107
	150	+	or refer for employment or otherwise to discriminate against any 108
	151	+	individual because of such individual's race, color, religious creed, age, 109
	152	+	sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, 110
	153	+	ancestry, present or past history of mental disability, intellectual 111
	154	+	disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but not 112
	155	+	limited to, blindness, [or] status as a veteran or criminal matters of 113
	156	+	public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act; 114
	157	+	(3) For a labor organization, because of the race, color, religious 115
	158	+	creed, age, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, national 116
	159	+	origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental disability, 117
	160	+	intellectual disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, 118
	161	+	but not limited to, blindness, [or] status as a veteran or criminal 119
	162	+	matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by 120
	163	+	this act, of any individual to exclude from full membership rights or to 121
	164	+	expel from its membership such individual or to discriminate in any 122
	165	+	way against any of its members or against any employer or any 123
	166	+	individual employed by an employer, unless such action is based on a 124
	167	+	bona fide occupational qualification; 125
	168	+	(4) For any person, employer, labor organization or employment 126
	169	+	agency to discharge, expel or otherwise discriminate against any 127
	170	+	person because such person has opposed any discriminatory 128
	171	+	employment practice or because such person has filed a complaint or 129
	172	+	testified or assisted in any proceeding under section 46a-82, 46a-83 or 130
	173	+	46a-84; 131
	174	+	(5) For any person, whether an employer or an employee or not, to 132
	175	+	aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any act declared to be a 133
	176	+	discriminatory employment practice or to attempt to do so; 134
	177	+	(6) For any person, employer, employment agency or labor 135
	178	+	organization, except in the case of a bona fide occupational 136
	179	+	qualification or need, to advertise employment opportunities in such a 137
	180	+	manner as to restrict such employment so as to discriminate against 138 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	187	+	individuals because of their race, color, religious creed, age, sex, 139
	188	+	gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, 140
	189	+	present or past history of mental disability, intellectual disability, 141
	190	+	learning disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to, 142
	191	+	blindness, [or] status as a veteran or criminal matters of public record, 143
	192	+	as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act; 144
	193	+	(7) For an employer, by the employer or the employer's agent: (A) 145
	194	+	To terminate a woman's employment because of her pregnancy; (B) to 146
	195	+	refuse to grant to that employee a reasonable leave of absence for 147
	196	+	disability resulting from her pregnancy; (C) to deny to that employee, 148
	197	+	who is disabled as a result of pregnancy, any compensation to which 149
	198	+	she is entitled as a result of the accumulation of disability or leave 150
	199	+	benefits accrued pursuant to plans maintained by the employer; (D) to 151
	200	+	fail or refuse to reinstate the employee to her original job or to an 152
	201	+	equivalent position with equivalent pay and accumulated seniority, 153
	202	+	retirement, fringe benefits and other service credits upon her 154
	203	+	signifying her intent to return unless, in the case of a private employer, 155
	204	+	the employer's circumstances have so changed as to make it impossible 156
	205	+	or unreasonable to do so; (E) to limit, segregate or classify the 157
	206	+	employee in a way that would deprive her of employment 158
	207	+	opportunities due to her pregnancy; (F) to discriminate against an 159
	208	+	employee or person seeking employment on the basis of her 160
	209	+	pregnancy in the terms or conditions of her employment; (G) to fail or 161
	210	+	refuse to make a reasonable accommodation for an employee or person 162
	211	+	seeking employment due to her pregnancy, unless the employer can 163
	212	+	demonstrate that such accommodation would impose an undue 164
	213	+	hardship on such employer; (H) to deny employment opportunities to 165
	214	+	an employee or person seeking employment if such denial is due to the 166
	215	+	employee's request for a reasonable accommodation due to her 167
	216	+	pregnancy; (I) to force an employee or person seeking employment 168
	217	+	affected by pregnancy to accept a reasonable accommodation if such 169
	218	+	employee or person seeking employment (i) does not have a known 170
	219	+	limitation related to her pregnancy, or (ii) does not require a 171
	220	+	reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties related to 172 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	227	+	her employment; (J) to require an employee to take a leave of absence 173
	228	+	if a reasonable accommodation can be provided in lieu of such leave; 174
	229	+	and (K) to retaliate against an employee in the terms, conditions or 175
	230	+	privileges of her employment based upon such employee's request for 176
	231	+	a reasonable accommodation; 177
	232	+	(8) For an employer, by the employer or the employer's agent, for an 178
	233	+	employment agency, by itself or its agent, or for any labor 179
	234	+	organization, by itself or its agent, to harass any employee, person 180
	235	+	seeking employment or member on the basis of sex or gender identity 181
	236	+	or expression. "Sexual harassment" shall, for the purposes of this 182
	237	+	subdivision, be defined as any unwelcome sexual advances or requests 183
	238	+	for sexual favors or any conduct of a sexual nature when (A) 184
	239	+	submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a 185
	240	+	term or condition of an individual's employment, (B) submission to or 186
	241	+	rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for 187
	242	+	employment decisions affecting such individual, or (C) such conduct 188
	243	+	has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an 189
	244	+	individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or 190
	245	+	offensive working environment; 191
	246	+	(9) For an employer, by the employer or the employer's agent, for an 192
	247	+	employment agency, by itself or its agent, or for any labor 193
	248	+	organization, by itself or its agent, to request or require information 194
	249	+	from an employee, person seeking employment or member relating to 195
	250	+	the individual's child-bearing age or plans, pregnancy, function of the 196
	251	+	individual's reproductive system, use of birth control methods, or the 197
	252	+	individual's familial responsibilities, unless such information is 198
	253	+	directly related to a bona fide occupational qualification or need, 199
	254	+	provided an employer, through a physician may request from an 200
	255	+	employee any such information which is directly related to workplace 201
	256	+	exposure to substances which may cause birth defects or constitute a 202
	257	+	hazard to an individual's reproductive system or to a fetus if the 203
	258	+	employer first informs the employee of the hazards involved in 204
	259	+	exposure to such substances; 205 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	266	+	(10) For an employer, by the employer or the employer's agent, after 206
	267	+	informing an employee, pursuant to subdivision (9) of this subsection, 207
	268	+	of a workplace exposure to substances which may cause birth defects 208
	269	+	or constitute a hazard to an employee's reproductive system or to a 209
	270	+	fetus, to fail or refuse, upon the employee's request, to take reasonable 210
	271	+	measures to protect the employee from the exposure or hazard 211
	272	+	identified, or to fail or refuse to inform the employee that the measures 212
	273	+	taken may be the subject of a complaint filed under the provisions of 213
	274	+	this chapter. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to prohibit an 214
	275	+	employer from taking reasonable measures to protect an employee 215
	276	+	from exposure to such substances. For the purpose of this subdivision, 216
	277	+	"reasonable measures" shall be those measures which are consistent 217
	278	+	with business necessity and are least disruptive of the terms and 218
	279	+	conditions of the employee's employment; 219
	280	+	(11) For an employer, by the employer or the employer's agent, for 220
	281	+	an employment agency, by itself or its agent, or for any labor 221
	282	+	organization, by itself or its agent: (A) To request or require genetic 222
	283	+	information from an employee, person seeking employment or 223
	284	+	member, or (B) to discharge, expel or otherwise discriminate against 224
	285	+	any person on the basis of genetic information. For the purpose of this 225
	286	+	subdivision, "genetic information" means the information about genes, 226
	287	+	gene products or inherited characteristics that may derive from an 227
	288	+	individual or a family member. 228
	289	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 8-169s of the general statutes is 229
	290	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 230
	291	+	October 1, 2019): 231
	292	+	(c) The legislative body may, by resolution, vote to transfer the 232
	293	+	urban homesteading property with or without compensation to the 233
	294	+	applicant selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such 234
	295	+	transfer shall be made pursuant to a contract of sale and rehabilitation 235
	296	+	or construction which shall provide among other things that (1) the 236
	297	+	property transferred be rehabilitated or constructed predominantly for 237
	298	+	residential use and be brought into and maintained in conformity with 238 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	305	+	applicable health, housing and building code standard; (2) the 239
	306	+	rehabilitation or construction shall commence and be completed 240
	307	+	within a period of time as determined by the urban homesteading 241
	308	+	agency; (3) prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the 242
	309	+	building official no transfer of the property or any interest therein, 243
	310	+	except a transfer to a bona fide mortgagee or similar lien holder, may 244
	311	+	be made by the homesteader without the approval of the urban 245
	312	+	homesteading agency, provided any such transfer may only be made 246
	313	+	for a consideration not in excess of the cost of the property to the 247
	314	+	homesteader together with the costs of any improvements made or 248
	315	+	construction thereon by the homesteader; (4) in the sale or rental of the 249
	316	+	property, or any portion of such property, no person shall be 250
	317	+	discriminated against because of such person's race, color, religion, 251
	318	+	sex, gender identity or expression, [or] national origin or criminal 252
	319	+	matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by 253
	320	+	this act; and (5) representatives of the urban homesteading agency, the 254
	321	+	municipality, and where state or federal assistance is involved, 255
	322	+	representatives of the federal and state governments, shall have access 256
	323	+	to the property during normal business hours for the purpose of 257
	324	+	inspecting compliance with the provisions of this subsection. 258
	325	+	Sec. 4. Section 8-265c of the general statutes is repealed and the 259
	326	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 260
	327	+	The authority shall require that occupancy of all housing financed 261
	328	+	or otherwise assisted under this chapter be open to all persons 262
	329	+	regardless of race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex or 263
	330	+	gender identity or expression or criminal matters of public record, as 264
	331	+	defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act, and that the 265
	332	+	contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction or 266
	333	+	rehabilitation of such housing shall take affirmative action to provide 267
	334	+	equal opportunity for employment without discrimination as to race, 268
	335	+	creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, [or] gender identity or 269
	336	+	expression or criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 270
	337	+	46a-51, as amended by this act. 271 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	344	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (c) of section 8-294 of the general statutes is 272
	345	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 273
	346	+	October 1, 2019): 274
	347	+	(c) The legislative body may, by resolution, vote to transfer the 275
	348	+	urban rehabilitation property with or without compensation to the 276
	349	+	person selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such transfer 277
	350	+	shall be made pursuant to a contract of sale and rehabilitation which 278
	351	+	shall provide among other things that (1) the property transferred be 279
	352	+	rehabilitated predominantly for industrial or commercial use and be 280
	353	+	brought into and maintained in conformity with applicable health, 281
	354	+	housing and building code standards; (2) that the rehabilitation shall 282
	355	+	commence and be completed within a period of time as determined by 283
	356	+	the urban rehabilitation agency; (3) prior to the issuance of a certificate 284
	357	+	of occupancy by the building official, no transfer of the property or any 285
	358	+	interest therein, except a transfer to a bona fide mortgagee or similar 286
	359	+	lien holder, may be made by the rehabilitator without the approval of 287
	360	+	the urban rehabilitation agency, provided any such transfer may only 288
	361	+	be made for a consideration not in excess of the cost of the property to 289
	362	+	the rehabilitator together with the costs of any improvements made 290
	363	+	thereon by the rehabilitator; (4) in the sale or rental of the property, or 291
	364	+	any portion of such property, no person shall be discriminated against 292
	365	+	because of such person's race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, [or] 293
	366	+	expression or national origin or criminal matters of public record, as 294
	367	+	defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act; (5) representatives of 295
	368	+	the urban rehabilitation agency, representatives of the municipality, 296
	369	+	and if state or federal assistance is involved, representatives of the 297
	370	+	federal and state governments shall be allowed access to the property 298
	371	+	during normal business hours for the purpose of inspecting 299
	372	+	compliance with the provisions of this subsection. 300
	373	+	Sec. 6. Section 8-315 of the general statutes is repealed and the 301
	374	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 302
	375	+	The municipality shall take all necessary steps to insure that 303
	376	+	occupancy of all housing financed or otherwise assisted pursuant to 304 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	383	+	this chapter be open to all persons regardless of race, creed, color, 305
	384	+	national origin or ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, age, [or] 306
	385	+	physical disability or criminal matters of public record, as defined in 307
	386	+	section 46a-51, as amended by this act. 308
	387	+	Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 10a-6 of the general statutes is 309
	388	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 310
	389	+	October 1, 2019): 311
	390	+	(b) Within the limits of authorized expenditures, the policies of the 312
	391	+	state system of higher education shall be consistent with (1) the 313
	392	+	following goals: (A) To ensure that no qualified person be denied the 314
	393	+	opportunity for higher education on the basis of age, sex, gender 315
	394	+	identity or expression, ethnic background, [or] social, physical or 316
	395	+	economic condition or criminal matters of public record, as defined in 317
	396	+	section 46a-51, as amended by this act, (B) to protect academic 318
	397	+	freedom, (C) to provide opportunities for education and training 319
	398	+	related to the economic, cultural and educational development of the 320
	399	+	state, (D) to assure the fullest possible use of available resources in 321
	400	+	public and private institutions of higher education, (E) to maintain 322
	401	+	standards of quality ensuring a position of national leadership for state 323
	402	+	institutions of higher education, (F) to apply the resources of higher 324
	403	+	education to the problems of society, and (G) to foster flexibility in the 325
	404	+	policies and institutions of higher education to enable the system to 326
	405	+	respond to changes in the economy, society, technology and student 327
	406	+	interests; and (2) the goals for higher education in the state identified 328
	407	+	in section 10a-11c. Said board shall review recent studies of the need 329
	408	+	for higher education services, with special attention to those completed 330
	409	+	pursuant to legislative action, and to meet such needs shall initiate 331
	410	+	additional programs or services through one or more of the constituent 332
	411	+	units. 333
	412	+	Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 11-24b of the general statutes is 334
	413	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 335
	414	+	October 1, 2019): 336 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	421	+	(a) Each principal public library, as defined in section 11-24a, shall 337
	422	+	be eligible to receive a state grant in accordance with the provisions of 338
	423	+	subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section provided the following 339
	424	+	requirements are met: 340
	425	+	(1) An annual statistical report which includes certification that the 341
	426	+	grant, when received, shall be used for library purposes is filed with 342
	427	+	the State Library Board in such manner as the board may require. The 343
	428	+	report shall include information concerning local library governance, 344
	429	+	hours of service, type of facilities, library policies, resources, programs 345
	430	+	and services available, measurement of levels of services provided, 346
	431	+	personnel and fiscal information concerning library receipts and 347
	432	+	expenditures; 348
	433	+	(2) Documents certifying the legal establishment of the principal 349
	434	+	public library in accordance with the provisions of section 11-20 are 350
	435	+	filed with the board; 351
	436	+	(3) The library is a participating library in the Connecticard program 352
	437	+	established pursuant to section 11-31b; 353
	438	+	(4) Except for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, to June 30, 2015, 354
	439	+	inclusive, the principal public library shall not have had the amount of 355
	440	+	its annual tax levy or appropriation reduced to an amount which is 356
	441	+	less than the average amount levied or appropriated for the library for 357
	442	+	the three fiscal years immediately preceding the year of the grant, 358
	443	+	except that if the expenditures of the library in any one year in such 359
	444	+	three-year period are unusually high as compared with expenditures 360
	445	+	in the other two years, the library may request an exception to this 361
	446	+	requirement and the board, upon review of the expenditures for that 362
	447	+	year, may grant an exception; 363
	448	+	(5) State grant funds shall be expended within two years of the date 364
	449	+	of receipt of such funds. If the funds are not expended in that period, 365
	450	+	the library shall submit a plan to the State Librarian for the 366
	451	+	expenditure of any unspent balance; 367 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	458	+	(6) Principal public libraries shall not charge individuals residing in 368
	459	+	the town in which the library is located or the town in which the 369
	460	+	contract library is located for borrowing and lending library materials, 370
	461	+	accessing information, advice and assistance and programs and 371
	462	+	services which promote literacy; and 372
	463	+	(7) Principal public libraries shall provide equal access to library 373
	464	+	service for all individuals and shall not discriminate upon the basis of 374
	465	+	age, race, sex, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, 375
	466	+	handicap, [or] place of residency in the town in which the library is 376
	467	+	located or the town in which the contract library is located or criminal 377
	468	+	matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by 378
	469	+	this act. 379
	470	+	Sec. 9. Section 16-245r of the general statutes is repealed and the 380
	471	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 381
	472	+	No electric supplier, as defined in section 16-1, shall refuse to 382
	473	+	provide electric generation services to, or refuse to negotiate to provide 383
	474	+	such services to any customer because of age, race, creed, color, 384
	475	+	national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marital 385
	476	+	status, sexual orientation, lawful source of income, disability, [or] 386
	477	+	familial status or criminal matters of public record, as defined in 387
	478	+	section 46a-51, as amended by this act. No electric supplier shall 388
	479	+	decline to provide electric generation services to a customer for the 389
	480	+	sole reason that the customer is located in an economically distressed 390
	481	+	geographic area or the customer qualifies for hardship status under 391
	482	+	section 16-262c. No electric supplier shall terminate or refuse to 392
	483	+	reinstate electric generation services except in accordance with the 393
	484	+	provisions of this title. 394
	485	+	Sec. 10. Section 16-247r of the general statutes is repealed and the 395
	486	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 396
	487	+	No telephone company or certified telecommunications provider, as 397
	488	+	defined in section 16-1, shall refuse to provide telecommunications 398 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	495	+	services to, or refuse to negotiate to provide such services to any 399
	496	+	customer because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, 400
	497	+	sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, 401
	498	+	lawful source of income, disability, [or] familial status or criminal 402
	499	+	matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by 403
	500	+	this act. No telephone company or certified telecommunications 404
	501	+	provider shall decline to provide telecommunications services to a 405
	502	+	customer for the sole reason that the customer is located in an 406
	503	+	economically distressed geographic area or the customer qualifies for 407
	504	+	hardship status under section 16-262c. No telephone company or 408
	505	+	certified telecommunications provider shall terminate or refuse to 409
	506	+	reinstate telecommunications services except in accordance with the 410
	507	+	provisions of this title. 411
	508	+	Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 28-15 of the general statutes is 412
	509	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 413
	510	+	October 1, 2019): 414
	511	+	(b) No person shall discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious 415
	512	+	creed, sex, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ancestry, 416
	513	+	[or] economic status or criminal matters of public record, as defined in 417
	514	+	section 46a-51, as amended by this act, in carrying out any provision of 418
	515	+	this chapter or any federal major disaster or emergency assistance 419
	516	+	function in this state. 420
	517	+	Sec. 12. Section 31-22p of the general statutes is repealed and the 421
	518	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 422
	519	+	The Labor Commissioner, with the advice and guidance of the 423
	520	+	council, shall formulate work training standards which will ensure 424
	521	+	necessary safeguards for the welfare of apprentices and a full craft 425
	522	+	experience in any skill, in order to provide equal opportunities to all, 426
	523	+	without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or 427
	524	+	expression, age, [or] national origin or criminal matters of public 428
	525	+	record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act, and to 429
	526	+	provide training, employment and upgrading opportunities for 430 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	533	+	disadvantaged workers to acquire a comprehensive skilled work 431
	534	+	experience and to extend the application of such standards of skill 432
	535	+	training by inclusion thereof in apprenticeship agreements, and shall 433
	536	+	bring together representatives of management and labor for the 434
	537	+	development of training programs and terms of apprenticeship 435
	538	+	incidental thereto and cooperate with state and federal agencies 436
	539	+	similarly interested in furtherance of training requirements in keeping 437
	540	+	with established and new processes of Connecticut industries. The 438
	541	+	Labor Commissioner shall publish information relating to existing and 439
	542	+	proposed work standards of apprenticeship, hold area conferences 440
	543	+	throughout the state for the purpose of promoting interest in skilled 441
	544	+	trades training and appoint such advisory committees as may be 442
	545	+	deemed necessary to evaluate the skilled manpower requirements of 443
	546	+	Connecticut in order to cope with any new technological changes in 444
	547	+	industry. 445
	548	+	Sec. 13. Subsection (e) of section 31-57e of the general statutes is 446
	549	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 447
	550	+	October 1, 2019): 448
	551	+	(e) The Employment Rights Code referred to under this section shall 449
	552	+	include the following provisions: 450
	553	+	(1) A commercial enterprise subject to tribal jurisdiction shall not, 451
	554	+	except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need, 452
	555	+	refuse to hire or employ or bar or discharge from employment any 453
	556	+	individual or discriminate against him or her in compensation or in 454
	557	+	terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of the 455
	558	+	individual's race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or 456
	559	+	expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, present or 457
	560	+	past history of mental disorder, intellectual disability, sexual 458
	561	+	orientation, learning or physical disability, political activity, union 459
	562	+	activity, [or the] criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 460
	563	+	46a-51, as amended by this act, or exercise of rights protected by the 461
	564	+	United States Constitution. This subdivision shall not be construed to 462
	565	+	restrict the right of a tribe to give preference in hiring to members of 463 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	572	+	the tribe. 464
	573	+	(2) A commercial enterprise subject to tribal jurisdiction shall not 465
	574	+	deny any individual, including a representative of a labor 466
	575	+	organization, seeking to ensure compliance with this section, access to 467
	576	+	employees of the tribe's commercial enterprise during nonwork time in 468
	577	+	nonwork areas. The tribe shall not permit any supervisor, manager or 469
	578	+	other agent of the tribe to restrict or otherwise interfere with such 470
	579	+	access. 471
	580	+	(3) When a labor organization claims that it has been designated or 472
	581	+	selected for the purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the 473
	582	+	employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes, the labor 474
	583	+	organization may apply to an arbitrator to verify the claim pursuant to 475
	584	+	subdivision (4) of this subsection. If the arbitrator verifies that the labor 476
	585	+	organization has been designated or selected as the bargaining 477
	586	+	representative by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit, 478
	587	+	the tribe shall, upon request, recognize the labor organization as the 479
	588	+	exclusive bargaining agent and bargain in good faith with the labor 480
	589	+	organization in an effort to reach a collective bargaining agreement. 481
	590	+	However, the arbitrator shall disallow any claim by a labor 482
	591	+	organization that is dominated or controlled by the tribe. 483
	592	+	(4) (A) Any individual or organization claiming to be injured by a 484
	593	+	violation of any provision of this subsection shall have the right to seek 485
	594	+	binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration 486
	595	+	Association. Such individual or organization shall file a demand for 487
	596	+	arbitration with the tribe not later than one hundred eighty days after 488
	597	+	the employee or labor organization knows or should know of the 489
	598	+	tribe's violation of any provision of this subsection. The demand shall 490
	599	+	state, in plain language, the facts giving rise to the demand. 491
	600	+	(B) The demand for arbitration shall also be served upon the 492
	601	+	Connecticut office of the American Arbitration Association. Absent 493
	602	+	settlement, a hearing shall be held in accordance with the rules and 494
	603	+	procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The costs and fees 495 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	610	+	of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the tribe and the labor 496
	611	+	organization. 497
	612	+	(C) The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both 498
	613	+	parties and shall be subject to judicial review and enforcement against 499
	614	+	all parties in the manner prescribed by chapter 909. 500
	615	+	(5) A tribe shall not retaliate against any individual who exercises 501
	616	+	any right under the Employment Rights Code. Any individual or 502
	617	+	organization claiming to be injured by a violation of the provisions of 503
	618	+	this section shall have the right to seek binding arbitration pursuant to 504
	619	+	subdivision (4) of this subsection. 505
	620	+	Sec. 14. Section 32-277 of the general statutes is repealed and the 506
	621	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 507
	622	+	A regional corporation shall not provide any financial assistance 508
	623	+	authorized by sections 32-271 to 32-284, inclusive, unless the following 509
	624	+	conditions are met: 510
	625	+	(1) The applicant has demonstrated that there is little prospect of 511
	626	+	obtaining the conventional project financing requested from either 512
	627	+	private or public sources of funding within the region, and that there is 513
	628	+	little prospect of obtaining adequate project financing from private 514
	629	+	sources of capital, or in the case of a loan guarantee, that there is little 515
	630	+	prospect of obtaining project financing without the guarantee; 516
	631	+	(2) There is a reasonable prospect of repayment; 517
	632	+	(3) The project is located in the region represented by the regional 518
	633	+	corporation; 519
	634	+	(4) The project will comply with any applicable environmental rules 520
	635	+	or regulations; 521
	636	+	(5) The applicant has certified that it will not discriminate against 522
	637	+	any employee or any applicant for employment because of race, 523 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	644	+	religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, [or] expression or 524
	645	+	age or criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, 525
	646	+	as amended by this act; 526
	647	+	(6) A staff member or a representative of the regional corporation 527
	648	+	acting in an official capacity has personally visited the project site and 528
	649	+	the applicant's place of business; and 529
	650	+	(7) Financial commitments or contingent financial commitments for 530
	651	+	the project have been obtained from other public and private sources. 531
	652	+	Sec. 15. Section 38a-358 of the general statutes is repealed and the 532
	653	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 533
	654	+	The declination, cancellation or nonrenewal of a policy for private 534
	655	+	passenger nonfleet automobile insurance is prohibited if the 535
	656	+	declination, cancellation or nonrenewal is based: (1) On the race, 536
	657	+	religion, nationality or ethnicity of the applicant or named insured; (2) 537
	658	+	solely on the lawful occupation or profession of the applicant or 538
	659	+	named insured, except that this provision shall not apply to any 539
	660	+	insurer which limits its market to one lawful occupation or profession 540
	661	+	or to several related lawful occupations or professions; (3) on the 541
	662	+	principal location of the insured motor vehicle unless such decision is 542
	663	+	for a business purpose which is not a mere pretext for unfair 543
	664	+	discrimination; (4) solely on the age, sex, gender identity or expression 544
	665	+	or marital status or criminal matters of public record, as defined in 545
	666	+	section 46a-51, as amended by this act, of an applicant or an insured 546
	667	+	except that this subdivision shall not apply to an insurer in an insurer 547
	668	+	group if one or more other insurers in the group would not decline an 548
	669	+	application for essentially similar coverage based upon such reasons; 549
	670	+	(5) on the fact that the applicant or named insured previously obtained 550
	671	+	insurance coverage through a residual market; (6) on the fact that 551
	672	+	another insurer previously declined to insure the applicant or 552
	673	+	terminated an existing policy in which the applicant was the named 553
	674	+	insured; (7) the first or second accident within the current experience 554
	675	+	period in relation to which the applicant or insured was not convicted 555 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	682	+	of a moving traffic violation and was not at fault; or (8) solely on 556
	683	+	information contained in an insured's or applicant's credit history or 557
	684	+	credit rating or solely on an applicant's lack of credit history. For the 558
	685	+	purposes of subdivision (8) of this section, an insurer shall not be 559
	686	+	deemed to have declined, cancelled or nonrenewed a p olicy if 560
	687	+	coverage is available through an affiliated insurer. 561
	688	+	Sec. 16. Section 42-125a of the general statutes is repealed and the 562
	689	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 563
	690	+	It is the policy of the state of Connecticut to oppose restraints of 564
	691	+	trade and unfair trade practices in the form of discriminatory boycotts 565
	692	+	which are not specifically authorized by the law of the United States 566
	693	+	and which are fostered or imposed by foreign persons, foreign 567
	694	+	governments or international organizations against any domestic 568
	695	+	individual on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender 569
	696	+	identity or expression, nationality, [or] national origin or criminal 570
	697	+	matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by 571
	698	+	this act. It is also the policy of the state to oppose any actions, 572
	699	+	including the formation or continuance of agreements, understandings 573
	700	+	or contractual arrangements, expressed or implied, which have the 574
	701	+	effect of furthering such discriminatory boycotts, in order that the 575
	702	+	peace, health, safety, prosperity and general welfare of all the 576
	703	+	inhabitants of the state may be protected and ensured. This chapter 577
	704	+	shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the 578
	705	+	protection of the people of this state and shall be administered and 579
	706	+	principally enforced by the Attorney General. The provisions of this 580
	707	+	chapter shall be construed liberally so as to effectuate this declaration 581
	708	+	of policy and the laws and Constitution of the United States, but 582
	709	+	nothing in this chapter shall be construed to infringe upon the right of 583
	710	+	the United States government to regulate interstate and foreign 584
	711	+	commerce. 585
	712	+	Sec. 17. Subsection (c) of section 42-125b of the general statutes is 586
	713	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 587
	714	+	October 1, 2019): 588 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	721	+	(c) "Participating in a discriminatory boycott" means the entering 589
	722	+	into or performing of any agreement, understanding or contractual 590
	723	+	arrangement for economic benefit by any person with any foreign 591
	724	+	government, foreign person or international organization, which is not 592
	725	+	specifically authorized by the laws of the United States and which is 593
	726	+	required or imposed, either directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, 594
	727	+	by the foreign government, foreign person or international 595
	728	+	organization in order to restrict, condition, prohibit or interfere with 596
	729	+	any business relationship in this state on the basis of a domestic 597
	730	+	individual's race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or 598
	731	+	expression, nationality, [or] national origin or criminal matters of 599
	732	+	public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act; 600
	733	+	provided, handling, altering or shipping goods or complying with the 601
	734	+	commercial laws of a foreign country, unless such laws require 602
	735	+	discrimination against a domestic individual on the basis of race, color, 603
	736	+	creed, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, nationality, [or] 604
	737	+	national origin or criminal matters of public record, as defined in 605
	738	+	section 46a-51, as amended by this act, shall not constitute a 606
	739	+	discriminatory boycott; 607
	740	+	Sec. 18. Subsection (a) of section 46a-59 of the general statutes is 608
	741	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 609
	742	+	October 1, 2019): 610
	743	+	(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for 611
	744	+	any association, board or other organization the principal purpose of 612
	745	+	which is the furtherance of the professional or occupational interests of 613
	746	+	its members, whose profession, trade or occupation requires a state 614
	747	+	license, to refuse to accept a person as a member of such association, 615
	748	+	board or organization because of his race, national origin, creed, sex, 616
	749	+	gender identity or expression, color or status as a veteran or criminal 617
	750	+	matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by 618
	751	+	this act. 619
	752	+	Sec. 19. Subsection (a) of section 46a-64 of the general statutes is 620
	753	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 621 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	759	+
	760	+	October 1, 2019): 622
	761	+	(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: (1) 623
	762	+	To deny any person within the jurisdiction of this state full and equal 624
	763	+	accommodations in any place of public accommodation, resort or 625
	764	+	amusement because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, 626
	765	+	gender identity or expression, marital status, age, lawful source of 627
	766	+	income, criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, 628
	767	+	as amended by this act, intellectual disability, mental disability, 629
	768	+	physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness or deafness, 630
	769	+	or status as a veteran, of the applicant, subject only to the conditions 631
	770	+	and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons; 632
	771	+	(2) to discriminate, segregate or separate on account of race, creed, 633
	772	+	color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, 634
	773	+	marital status, age, lawful source of income, criminal matters of public 635
	774	+	record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act, intellectual 636
	775	+	disability, mental disability, learning disability, physical disability, 637
	776	+	including, but not limited to, blindness or deafness, or status as a 638
	777	+	veteran; (3) for a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement 639
	778	+	to restrict or limit the right of a mother to breast-feed her child; (4) for 640
	779	+	a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement to fail or refuse 641
	780	+	to post a notice, in a conspicuous place, that any blind, deaf or mobility 642
	781	+	impaired person, accompanied by his guide dog wearing a harness or 643
	782	+	an orange-colored leash and collar, may enter such premises or 644
	783	+	facilities; or (5) to deny any blind, deaf or mobility impaired person or 645
	784	+	any person training a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to 646
	785	+	assist a deaf or mobility impaired person, accompanied by his guide 647
	786	+	dog or assistance dog, full and equal access to any place of public 648
	787	+	accommodation, resort or amusement. Any blind, deaf or mobility 649
	788	+	impaired person or any person training a dog as a guide dog for a 650
	789	+	blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person may 651
	790	+	keep his guide dog or assistance dog with him at all times in such 652
	791	+	place of public accommodation, resort or amusement at no extra 653
	792	+	charge, provided the dog wears a harness or an orange-colored leash 654
	793	+	and collar and is in the direct custody of such person. The blind, deaf 655 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	800	+	or mobility impaired person or person training a dog as a guide dog 656
	801	+	for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person 657
	802	+	shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by his 658
	803	+	dog. For purposes of this subdivision, "guide dog" or "assistance dog" 659
	804	+	includes a dog being trained as a guide dog or assistance dog and 660
	805	+	"person training a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to 661
	806	+	assist a deaf or mobility impaired person" means a person who is 662
	807	+	employed by and authorized to engage in designated training 663
	808	+	activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization 664
	809	+	that complies with the criteria for membership in a professional 665
	810	+	association of guide dog or assistance dog schools and who carries 666
	811	+	photographic identification indicating such employment and 667
	812	+	authorization. 668
	813	+	Sec. 20. Subsection (a) of section 46a-64c of the general statutes is 669
	814	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 670
	815	+	October 1, 2019): 671
	816	+	(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: 672
	817	+	(1) To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or 673
	818	+	to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make 674
	819	+	unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, creed, 675
	820	+	color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, 676
	821	+	marital status, age, lawful source of income, familial status, [or] status 677
	822	+	as a veteran or criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 678
	823	+	46a-51, as amended by this act. 679
	824	+	(2) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or 680
	825	+	privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services 681
	826	+	or facilities in connection therewith, because of race, creed, color, 682
	827	+	national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marital 683
	828	+	status, age, lawful source of income, familial status, [or] status as a 684
	829	+	veteran or criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-685
	830	+	51, as amended by this act. 686 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	836	+
	837	+	(3) To make, print or publish, or cause to be made, printed or 687
	838	+	published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the 688
	839	+	sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or 689
	840	+	discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, 690
	841	+	sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, lawful source of 691
	842	+	income, criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, 692
	843	+	as amended by this act, familial status, learning disability, physical or 693
	844	+	mental disability or status as a veteran, or an intention to make any 694
	845	+	such preference, limitation or discrimination. 695
	846	+	(4) (A) To represent to any person because of race, creed, color, 696
	847	+	national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marital 697
	848	+	status, age, lawful source of income, criminal matters of public record, 698
	849	+	as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act, familial status, 699
	850	+	learning disability, physical or mental disability or status as a veteran 700
	851	+	that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale or rental when 701
	852	+	such dwelling is in fact so available. 702
	853	+	(B) It shall be a violation of this subdivision for any person to 703
	854	+	restrict or attempt to restrict the choices of any buyer or renter to 704
	855	+	purchase or rent a dwelling (i) to an area which is substantially 705
	856	+	populated, even if less than a majority, by persons of the same 706
	857	+	protected class as the buyer or renter, (ii) while such person is 707
	858	+	authorized to offer for sale or rent another dwelling which meets the 708
	859	+	housing criteria as expressed by the buyer or renter to such person, 709
	860	+	and (iii) such other dwelling is in an area which is not substantially 710
	861	+	populated by persons of the same protected class as the buyer or 711
	862	+	renter. As used in this subdivision, "area" means municipality, 712
	863	+	neighborhood or other geographic subdivision which may include an 713
	864	+	apartment or condominium complex; and "protected class" means race, 714
	865	+	creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or 715
	866	+	expression, marital status, age, lawful source of income, familial status, 716
	867	+	learning disability, physical or mental disability or status as a veteran 717
	868	+	or criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as 718
	869	+	amended by this act. 719 Substitute Bill No. 6921
	870	+
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	875	+
	876	+	(5) For profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or 720
	877	+	rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or 721
	878	+	prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a 722
	879	+	particular race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender 723
	880	+	identity or expression, marital status, age, lawful source of income, 724
	881	+	familial status, learning disability, physical or mental disability or 725
	882	+	status as a veteran or with certain criminal matters of public record, as 726
	883	+	defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act. 727
	884	+	(6) (A) To discriminate in the sale or rental, or to otherwise make 728
	885	+	unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a 729
	886	+	learning disability or physical or mental disability of: (i) Such buyer or 730
	887	+	renter; (ii) a person residing in or intending to reside in such dwelling 731
	888	+	after it is so sold, rented, or made available; or (iii) any person 732
	889	+	associated with such buyer or renter. 733
	890	+	(B) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions or 734
	891	+	privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services 735
	892	+	or facilities in connection with such dwelling, because of a learning 736
	893	+	disability or physical or mental disability of: (i) Such person; or (ii) a 737
	894	+	person residing in or intending to reside in such dwelling after it is so 738
	895	+	sold, rented, or made available; or (iii) any person associated with such 739
	896	+	person. 740
	897	+	(C) For purposes of this subdivision, discrimination includes: (i) A 741
	898	+	refusal to permit, at the expense of a person with a physical or mental 742
	899	+	disability, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to 743
	900	+	be occupied by such person if such modifications may be necessary to 744
	901	+	afford such person full enjoyment of the premises; except that, in the 745
	902	+	case of a rental, the landlord may, where it is reasonable to do so, 746
	903	+	condition permission for a modification on the renter agreeing to 747
	904	+	restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before 748
	905	+	the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted; (ii) a refusal to 749
	906	+	make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or 750
	907	+	services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such 751
	908	+	person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; (iii) in 752 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	914	+
	915	+	connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily 753
	916	+	dwellings for the first occupancy after March 13, 1991, a failure to 754
	917	+	design and construct those dwellings in such manner that they comply 755
	918	+	with the requirements of Section 804(f) of the Fair Housing Act or the 756
	919	+	provisions of the state building code as adopted pursuant to the 757
	920	+	provisions of sections 29-269 and 29-273, whichever requires greater 758
	921	+	accommodation. "Covered multifamily dwellings" means buildings 759
	922	+	consisting of four or more units if such buildings have one or more 760
	923	+	elevators, and ground floor units in other buildings consisting of four 761
	924	+	or more units. 762
	925	+	(7) For any person or other entity engaging in residential real-estate-763
	926	+	related transactions to discriminate against any person in making 764
	927	+	available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a 765
	928	+	transaction, because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, 766
	929	+	gender identity or expression, marital status, age, lawful source of 767
	930	+	income, familial status, learning disability, physical or mental 768
	931	+	disability, [or] status as a veteran or criminal matters of public record, 769
	932	+	as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act. 770
	933	+	(8) To deny any person access to or membership or participation in 771
	934	+	any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other 772
	935	+	service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or 773
	936	+	renting dwellings, or to discriminate against him in the terms or 774
	937	+	conditions of such access, membership or participation, on account of 775
	938	+	race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or 776
	939	+	expression, marital status, age, lawful source of income, familial status, 777
	940	+	learning disability, physical or mental disability, [or] status as a 778
	941	+	veteran or criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-779
	942	+	51, as amended by this act. 780
	943	+	(9) To coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in 781
	944	+	the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or 782
	945	+	enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any other 783
	946	+	person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected 784
	947	+	by this section. 785 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	953	+
	954	+	Sec. 21. Subsection (e) of section 46a-64c of the general statutes is 786
	955	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 787
	956	+	October 1, 2019): 788
	957	+	(e) Nothing in this section prohibits a person engaged in the 789
	958	+	business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into 790
	959	+	consideration factors other than race, creed, color, national origin, 791
	960	+	ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, lawful 792
	961	+	source of income, familial status, learning disability, physical or mental 793
	962	+	disability, [or] status as a veteran or criminal matters of public record, 794
	963	+	as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act. 795
	964	+	Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 46a-66 of the general statutes is 796
	965	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 797
	966	+	October 1, 2019): 798
	967	+	(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for 799
	968	+	any creditor to discriminate on the basis of sex, gender identity or 800
	969	+	expression, age, race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, 801
	970	+	marital status, intellectual disability, learning disability, blindness, 802
	971	+	physical disability or status as a veteran or criminal matters of public 803
	972	+	record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act, against 804
	973	+	any person eighteen years of age or over in any credit transaction. 805
	974	+	Sec. 23. Subsection (a) of section 46a-70 of the general statutes is 806
	975	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 807
	976	+	October 1, 2019): 808
	977	+	(a) State officials and supervisory personnel shall recruit, appoint, 809
	978	+	assign, train, evaluate and promote state personnel on the basis of 810
	979	+	merit and qualifications, without regard for race, color, religious creed, 811
	980	+	sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, 812
	981	+	ancestry, status as a veteran, criminal matters of public record, as 813
	982	+	defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act, intellectual 814
	983	+	disability, mental disability, learning disability or physical disability, 815
	984	+	including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such 816 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	990	+
	991	+	state officials or supervisory personnel that such disability prevents 817
	992	+	performance of the work involved. 818
	993	+	Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 46a-71 of the general statutes is 819
	994	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 820
	995	+	October 1, 2019): 821
	996	+	(a) All services of every state agency shall be performed without 822
	997	+	discrimination based upon race, color, religious creed, sex, gender 823
	998	+	identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, 824
	999	+	intellectual disability, mental disability, learning disability, physical 825
	1000	+	disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, [or] status as a 826
	1001	+	veteran or criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-827
	1002	+	51, as amended by this act. 828
	1003	+	Sec. 25. Subsection (b) of section 46a-72 of the general statutes is 829
	1004	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 830
	1005	+	October 1, 2019): 831
	1006	+	(b) Any job request indicating an intention to exclude any person 832
	1007	+	because of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or 833
	1008	+	expression, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, status as a 834
	1009	+	veteran, criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 46a-51, 835
	1010	+	as amended by this act, intellectual disability, mental disability, 836
	1011	+	learning disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, 837
	1012	+	blindness, shall be rejected, unless it is shown by such public or private 838
	1013	+	employers that such disability prevents performance of the work 839
	1014	+	involved. 840
	1015	+	Sec. 26. Subsection (a) of section 46a-73 of the general statutes is 841
	1016	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 842
	1017	+	October 1, 2019): 843
	1018	+	(a) No state department, board or agency may grant, deny or revoke 844
	1019	+	the license or charter of any person on the grounds of race, color, 845
	1020	+	religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, 846
	1021	+	national origin, ancestry, status as a veteran, criminal matters of public 847 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	1027	+
	1028	+	record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act, intellectual 848
	1029	+	disability, mental disability, learning disability or physical disability, 849
	1030	+	including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such 850
	1031	+	state department, board or agency that such disability prevents 851
	1032	+	performance of the work involved. 852
	1033	+	Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 46a-75 of the general statutes is 853
	1034	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 854
	1035	+	October 1, 2019): 855
	1036	+	(a) All educational, counseling, and vocational guidance programs 856
	1037	+	and all apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs of state 857
	1038	+	agencies, or in which state agencies participate, shall be open to all 858
	1039	+	qualified persons, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, 859
	1040	+	gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, 860
	1041	+	ancestry, intellectual disability, mental disability, learning disability, 861
	1042	+	physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, [or] status 862
	1043	+	as a veteran or criminal matters of public record, as defined in section 863
	1044	+	46a-51, as amended by this act. 864
	1045	+	Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 46a-76 of the general statutes is 865
	1046	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 866
	1047	+	October 1, 2019): 867
	1048	+	(a) Race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, 868
	1049	+	marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, intellectual disability, 869
	1050	+	mental disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but 870
	1051	+	not limited to, blindness, [or] status as a veteran or criminal matters of 871
	1052	+	public record, as defined in section 46a-51, as amended by this act, 872
	1053	+	shall not be considered as limiting factors in state-administered 873
	1054	+	programs involving the distribution of funds to qualify applicants for 874
	1055	+	benefits authorized by law. 875
	1056	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	1057	+	sections:
	1058	+
	1059	+	Section 1 October 1, 2019 46a-51 Substitute Bill No. 6921
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	1065	+
	1066	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 46a-60(b)
	1067	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 8-169s(c)
	1068	+	Sec. 4 October 1, 2019 8-265c
	1069	+	Sec. 5 October 1, 2019 8-294(c)
	1070	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2019 8-315
	1071	+	Sec. 7 October 1, 2019 10a-6(b)
	1072	+	Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 11-24b(a)
	1073	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2019 16-245r
	1074	+	Sec. 10 October 1, 2019 16-247r
	1075	+	Sec. 11 October 1, 2019 28-15(b)
	1076	+	Sec. 12 October 1, 2019 31-22p
	1077	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2019 31-57e(e)
	1078	+	Sec. 14 October 1, 2019 32-277
	1079	+	Sec. 15 October 1, 2019 38a-358
	1080	+	Sec. 16 October 1, 2019 42-125a
	1081	+	Sec. 17 October 1, 2019 42-125b(c)
	1082	+	Sec. 18 October 1, 2019 46a-59(a)
	1083	+	Sec. 19 October 1, 2019 46a-64(a)
	1084	+	Sec. 20 October 1, 2019 46a-64c(a)
	1085	+	Sec. 21 October 1, 2019 46a-64c(e)
	1086	+	Sec. 22 October 1, 2019 46a-66(a)
	1087	+	Sec. 23 October 1, 2019 46a-70(a)
	1088	+	Sec. 24 October 1, 2019 46a-71(a)
	1089	+	Sec. 25 October 1, 2019 46a-72(b)
	1090	+	Sec. 26 October 1, 2019 46a-73(a)
	1091	+	Sec. 27 October 1, 2019 46a-75(a)
	1092	+	Sec. 28 October 1, 2019 46a-76(a)
	1093	+
	1094	+
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	1096	+	APP Joint Favorable
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