H906 - Statewide Nondiscrimination/Funds Summary

• Expands protected classes in housing, employment, public accommodations, credit, and insurance to include sexual orientation, gender identity, military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, and genetic information, beyond existing race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability protections.

• Creates new Equal Access to Public Accommodations Act (Article 49B) prohibiting discrimination in places of public accommodation based on protected statuses, with complaint procedures through the Human Relations Commission.

• Adds nondiscrimination requirements for public and charter schools, community colleges, and UNC institutions, establishing policies against discrimination and complaint procedures through the Human Relations Commission.

• Prohibits lenders from discriminating in credit extension based on protected statuses and classifies violations as unfair trade practices enforceable through the Human Relations Commission or court action.

• Appropriates $1,788,076 to the Human Relations Commission for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, including $1 million in grants to counties and municipalities supporting LGBTQ youth organizations and $788,076 for operating expenses and four new staff positions.