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IN SB0127
Bill
Status
2/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Travis Holdman
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AI Summary
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Amends Indiana Code IC 22-9-1-10 regarding discrimination provisions in state and local government contracts.
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Requires contracts entered into, modified, or renewed after June 30, 2015, with religious corporations, associations, educational institutions, or societies to include modified language allowing religious preference in employment.
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Permits religious organizations to give employment preference to individuals of a particular religion and require employees and applicants to conform to the organization's religious tenets, to the extent permitted under Executive Order 13279 or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Maintains existing non-discrimination requirements for all other contractors regarding race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, and ancestry.
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Effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Religious exemption in state and local contracts. Provides that a contract entered into, modified, or renewed by the state or any of its political or civil subdivisions after June 30, 2015, with a religious corporation, an association, an educational institution, or a society must include language stating that, to the extent permitted under executive order 13279 or Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society is not prohibited from giving a preference in employment to individuals of a particular religion or requiring that all employees and applicants conform
Last Action
Representative Karickhoff removed as cosponsor
3/5/2015