The bill amends the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act by updating sections 202a and 402a to include specific provisions regarding racial and ethnic classifications used by employers and educational institutions. It mandates that if an employer or educational institution lists racial or ethnic classifications in a writing and requests individuals to select a classification, they must include "multiracial" as a classification with a definition stating it means having parents of different races. Additionally, they are required to exclude the term "other" from the classifications.

Furthermore, if a federal agency requires the transmission of this information but does not accept the "multiracial" classification, the employer or educational institution must redesignate the individual identified as multiracial to other approved classifications based on the general population ratios. The bill also clarifies that these requirements do not apply to public bodies or state public universities, and it defines "writing" in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

Statutes affected:
Senate Introduced Bill: 37.2202, 37.2402