HB5786 Summary

• Amends the Invest in Kids Act by adding a new non-discrimination provision to Section 15 requiring scholarship granting organizations to refrain from discrimination based on actual, perceived, or identified gender identity or sexuality when awarding scholarships.

• Applies to all scholarship granting organizations that issue certificates of receipt under the program, in addition to existing anti-discrimination requirements under federal law (42 U.S.C. 2000d).

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.