AZ HB2186

Prohibits employers, labor organizations, and apprenticeship/training programs from discriminating against individuals based on protective hairstyles, race, or ethnicity.

Defines "protective hairstyle" to include braids, locks, and twists.

Expands definition of "race or ethnicity" to include ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, ethnic background, hair texture, and protective hairstyles.

Prohibits nursery, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate private schools and other educational institutions from discriminating based on protective hairstyles, race, or ethnicity.