| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.284 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPROUDIE. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1159H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter160,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtodiscriminatory |
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| 8 | 8 | | practices. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter160,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection160.082,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 160.082.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Missouri |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2CreatingaRespectfulandOpenWorldforNaturalHair(MissouriCROWN)Act". |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 (1)"Educationalinstitution",anypublicorprivateprekindergartenprogram, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5publicorprivateelementaryorsecondaryschool,orpublicorprivateschoolboardor |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6otherschooladministrativebody; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 (2)"Protectivehairstyles",includes,butisnotlimitedto,suchhairstylesand |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8coveringsthataredesignedtoprotecttexturedhairfromdamagesoitmaybewornin |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9itsnaturalstateasbraids,locks,twists,andafros; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 (3)"Race",includesaperceptionthatapersonisofaparticularracialgroup |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11baseduponsharedphysicaltraitsassociatedwithancestraloriginorethnicity,shared |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12culturalattributes,andsimilarphysicalcharacteristicssuchasskincolorandfacial |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13features; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14 (4)"Statefinancialassistance",anyfundsorotherformoffinancialaid |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15appropriatedorauthorizedunderthelawsofthisstate,orunderanyfederallaw |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16administeredbyanystateagency,forthepurposeofprovidingassistancetoany |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17educationalinstitutionforitsownbenefitorforthebenefitofanypupilsadmittedtothe |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18educationalinstitution."Statefinancialassistance"shallinclude,butnotbelimitedto, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19allofthefollowing: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 (a)Grantsofstateproperty,oranyinteresttherein; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 (b)Provisionoftheservicesofstatepersonnel;and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (c)Fundsprovidedbycontract,taxrebate,appropriation,allocation,or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23formula; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (5)"Statestudentfinancialaid",anyfundsorotherformoffinancialaid |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25appropriatedorauthorizedunderthelawsofthisstate,orunderanyfederallaw |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26administeredbyanystateagency,forthepurposeofprovidingassistancedirectlytoany |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27studentadmittedtoaneducationalinstitution."Statestudentfinancialaid"shall |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28include,butnotbelimitedto,scholarships,loans,grants,orwages. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 3.Nopersonshallbesubjectedtodiscriminationbasedontheperson'shair |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30textureorprotectivehairstyle,ifthatprotectivehairstyleortextureiscommonly |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31associatedwithaparticularraceororigin,inanyprogramoractivityconductedbyan |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32educationalinstitutionthatreceivesorbenefitsfromstatefinancialassistanceorenrolls |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33pupilswhoreceivestatestudentfinancialaid;provided,however,thatsuchinstitution |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34mayrequiretheuseofhairnetsorcoveringsormayrequirethathairbesecuredfor |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35safetypurposesinanycareerandtechnicaltrainingcourseorclasstocomplywith |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36safetyregulationsandstandardsofthecourseorclassthroughoutthedurationofthe |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37courseorclass. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 4.Theprovisionsofsubsection3ofthissectionshallnotapplytoaneducational |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39institutionthatiscontrolledbyareligiousorganizationiftheapplicationofsuch |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40provisionwouldnotbeconsistentwiththereligioustenetsofthatorganization. |
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| 53 | 53 | | âś” |
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| 54 | 54 | | HB284 2 |
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