MN SF2869

Amends Minnesota Statutes section 363A.02, subdivision 1, to make technical changes to the state's Human Rights Act discrimination protections.

Adds "activity or membership on a local commission" as a protected class in employment discrimination provisions.

Removes "age" as a protected class in education discrimination provisions and adds it only to employment discrimination.

Adds two new protected categories: discrimination in credit (based on race, color, creed, religion, disability, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, and public assistance status) and discrimination in business (based on race, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, and disability).

Maintains existing protections against discrimination in employment, housing and real property, public accommodations, public services, and education based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, and other specified factors.