A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled “Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,” by amending sections 202a and 402a (MCL 37.2202a and 37.2402a), as added by 1995 PA 88.
The bill mandates the inclusion of "multiracial" as a classification and the exclusion of "other" in racial or ethnic data collection by employers and educational institutions, with specific reclassification procedures if federal agencies do not accept "multiracial," and it exempts public bodies and state universities from these requirements.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations