Bill Summary:

The act adds the terms "gender expression" and "gender identity" to statutes prohibiting discrimination against members of a protected class, including statutes prohibiting discriminatory practices in the following areas:Membership of the Colorado civil rights commission; Employment practices; Housing practices; Places of public accommodation; Publications that advertise places of public accommodation; Consumer credit transactions; Selection of patients by direct primary health care providers; Sales of cemetery plots; Membership in labor organizations; Colorado labor for public works projects; Issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policies; The provision of funeral services and crematory services; Eligibility for jury service; Issuance of licenses to practice law; The juvenile diversion program; Access to services for youth in foster care; Enrollment in a charter school, institute charter school, public school, or pilot school; Local school boards' written policies regarding employment, promotion, and dismissal; The assignment or transfer of a public school teacher; Leasing portions of the grounds of or improvements on the grounds of the Colorado state university - Pueblo and the Colorado school of mines; Enrollment or classification of students at private occupational schools; Training provided to peace officers concerning the prohibition against profiling; Criminal justice data collection; Employment in the state personnel system; The availability of services for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections; Membership of the health equity commission; The availability of family planning services; Requirements for managed care programs participating in the state medicaid program and the children's basic health plan; The treatment of and access to services by individuals in facilities providing substance use disorder treatment programs; Employment practices of county departments of human or social services involving the selection, retention, and promotion of employees; Practices of the Colorado housing and finance authority in making or committing to make a housing facility loan; The imposition of occupancy requirements on charitable property for which the owner is claiming an exemption from property taxes based on the charitable use of the property; Practices of transportation network companies in providing services to the public; and The determination of whether expenses paid at or to a club that has a policy to restrict membership are tax deductible.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)  

CEA Position Rationale: CEA supports that gender identity and expression as protected groups for our students and members. 

Tier: 4