APPROVED CHAPTER
APRIL 20, 2022 643
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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S.P. 237 - L.D. 598
An Act To Prohibit Discrimination in Employment and School Based on Hair
Texture or Hairstyle
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §4553, sub-§8-G is enacted to read:
8-G. Protective hairstyle. "Protective hairstyle" includes braids, twists and locks.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §4553, sub-§8-H is enacted to read:
8-H. Race, for purposes of subchapters 3 and 5-B. "Race," for the purposes of
subchapters 3 and 5-B, includes traits associated with race, including hair texture, Afro
hairstyles and protective hairstyles.
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