Text of AL HB 273 (2011)
Employment, hiring practices, discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation against state employees and teachers, prohibited
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As introduced
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HB273
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127406-1
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By Representative Todd
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RFD: Judiciary
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First Read: 22-MAR-11
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127406-1:n:03/16/2011:LCG/tan LRS2011-1442
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SYNOPSIS: This bill would prohibit employment
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discrimination against state employees and teachers
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based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
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A BILL
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TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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To prohibit discrimination against state employees
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and teachers in hiring practices.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
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Section 1. For purposes of this act, the following
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terms shall have the following meanings:
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(1) GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION. A person's
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gender-related self-identity, appearance, expression, or
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behavior, regardless of the person's assigned sex at birth.
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(2) SEXUAL ORIENTATION. A person's real or perceived
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heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality.
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Section 2. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory
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practice for the State of Alabama in hiring state employees
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and teachers to fail or refuse to procure, refer, recruit, or
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place for employment, or otherwise discriminate against, an
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individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender
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identity or expression, or classify or refer for employment an
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individual on the basis of sexual orientation or gender
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identity or expression.
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Section 3. This act shall become effective on the
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first day of the third month following its passage and
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approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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