Text of ME LD 982 (2022)

An Act To Protect against Discrimination by Public Entities

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Printed on recycled paper 130th MAINE LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2021 Legislative Document No. 982 H.P. 728 House of Representatives, March 9, 2021 An Act To Protect against Discrimination by Public Entities Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland. Page 1 - 130LR1812(01) 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 2 Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §4592, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 3 1-A. Public entities. For any public entity to discriminate against, exclude from 4 participation in, or otherwise deny the benefits of the services, programs or activities of a 5 public entity to any individual by reason of the individual's race, color, sex, sexual 6 orientation or gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or 7 national origin; 8 SUMMARY 9 This bill provides that public entities may not discriminate on the basis of a protected 10 class. 9 10