This bill prohibits, in relation to certain matters, unfair treatment based on a person's religion or other irrelevant characteristics.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- prohibits unfair treatment, by creditors or credit reporting agencies, based on a person's religion or other irrelevant characteristics;
- provides for administrative and legal enforcement of the provisions described in the preceding paragraph;
- prohibits unfair treatment by an insurer based on a person's religion or other irrelevant characteristics;
- provides for enforcement of the provisions described in the preceding paragraph;
- requires a local education agency to establish a policy granting an excused absence from school for a student to observe a religious holiday or attend religious instruction;
- requires a state institution of higher education to reasonably accommodate an individual's religious beliefs, faith, or conscience in relation to:
the state institution's admission process;a student's attendance in class;the scheduling of an examination or academic requirement; orparticipation in a specific academic requirement; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53G-6-201, 53H-7-903