Bill Texts: IL HR0692 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Bill Title: Recognizes that continuing to enforce a Eurocentric image of professionalism disparately impacts Black individuals and excludes them from some schools and workplaces in direct opposition to the United States' Constitutional values of equity and opportunity for all and is a form of racial discrimination. Encourages state policymakers to introduce legislation that prohibits discrimination against traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, natural hair textures and protective hairstyles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-06 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer [HR0692 Detail]

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