HB284--CERTAINDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICESONTHEBASISOFRACE
SPONSOR: Proudie
Thisbillestablishesthe"MissouriCreatingaRespectfulandOpen
WorldforNaturalHair(MissouriCROWN)Act",whichgoverns
discriminatory practicesastheyrelateto"protectivehairstyles",
asdefinedinthebill.
Thisbillspecifiesthatnopersonwillbesubjectedto
discrimination basedontheperson'shairtextureorprotective
hairstyle,ifthatprotectivehairstyleortextureiscommonly
associatedwithaparticularraceororigin,inanyprogramor
activityconductedbyaneducationalinstitutionthatreceivesor
benefitsfrom"Statefinancialassistance",asthattermisdefined
intheAct,orthatenrollspupilswhoreceiveStatestudent
financialaid;provided,however,thatsuchinstitutionmayrequire
theuseofhairnetsorcoveringsormayrequirethathairbe
securedforsafetypurposesinanycareerandtechnicaltraining
courseorclasstocomplywithsafetyregulationsandstandardsof
thecourseorclassthroughoutthedurationofthecourseorclass.
Theprovisionsofthisbilldonotapplytoaneducational
institutionthatiscontrolledbyareligiousorganizationifthe
applicationofsuchprovisionwouldnotbeconsistentwiththe
religioustenetsofthatorganization.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1900(2024).