Report Title:

DOE; Discrimination

Description:

Prohibits exclusion from athletics and any educational or recreational program or activity based on sexual orientation.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1892

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to education.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to provide an equal opportunity to obtain and enjoy an education without discriminatory harassment because of sexual orientation. The State of Hawaii has a broad policy of non-discrimination in education, which is embodied in article X, section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

SECTION 2. Section 302A-461, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-461[]] Gender equity in athletics. No person, on the basis of sex[,] or sexual orientation, shall be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in athletics offered by a public high school, pursuant to Public Law 92-318, Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972."

SECTION 3. Section 302A-1001, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-1001[]] Student bias. No person in the State, on the basis of sex[,] or sexual orientation, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational or recreational program or activity receiving state or county financial assistance or utilizing state or county facilities."

SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2004.

INTRODUCED BY:

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