24RS SB 291

Actions

Last Action	02/26/24: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices against a person.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	2309
Sponsor	G. Neal
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 344.010 to provide definitions of "protective hairstyle" and "race" that include traits historically associated with race; amend KRS 344.020 to provide that nothing in the chapter shall be construed to prohibit reasonable workplace policies; amend KRS 158.148 to provide that school disciplinary codes shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, but shall not be interpreted to restrict the adoption of reasonable school safety policies; make technical corrections; provide that the Act may be cited as the C.R.O.W.N. Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Race and protective hairstyles, discrimination in schools, prohibition in disciplinary codes Personnel and Employment - Reasonable workplace policies, authority Race Relations - Hair texture and hairstyle, race, inclusion Race Relations - Race and protective hairstyles, discrimination in schools, prohibition in disciplinary codes Civil Rights - Hair texture and hairstyle, race, inclusion Civil Rights - Race and protective hairstyles, discrimination in schools, prohibition in disciplinary codes Short Titles and Popular Names - C.R.O.W.N. Act