2023 House Bill 4853

Higher education: state universities; discrimination against students for wearing traditional regalia; prohibit.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled “Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,” by amending section 402 (MCL 37.2402), as amended by 2023 PA 6.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bills 4853 and 4854 would amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) and the Revised School Code, respectively, to prohibit discrimination against individuals who possess traditional objects or wear traditional regalia and to require schools to allow individuals to possess or wear those items in school buildings and at graduation ceremonies.