Sonya Harper
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 6
Primary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that "protective hairstyle" means a hairstyle historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists. Provides that "unlawful discrimination" includes discrimination against a person because of his or her actual or perceived protective hairstyle. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education to discriminate against any person on the basis of the person's protective hairstyle.
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Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Sonya M. Harper
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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