SB2969 - Tennessee - Disabled Persons

Companion Bill HB2993. Disabled Persons - Changes the language "handicap" to "disability" in the Tennessee Human Rights Act and in §§ 8-50-103 and 8-50-104 and designates §§ 8-50-103 and 8-50-104 as the "Tennessee Disability Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 8, Chapter 50. Fiscal Summary for *SB2969 / HB2993Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB2969 / HB2993 Under the present law provisions governing human rights, discrimination based on handicap is prohibited. This bill replaces "handicap" with "disability" in the human rights laws. Present law also: (1) Prohibits discrimination in the hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment of the state or any department, agency, institution, or political subdivision of the state, or of any private employer, against any applicant [...]

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