SB0593sam001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 3/13/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 593

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 593 on page 12, line 5, by replacing "means" with the following:

"includes, but is not limited to means"; and

on page 13, line 14, immediately after "education", by inserting the following:

", except the Department shall not have jurisdiction over charges involving curriculum content, course content, or course offerings"; and

on page 15, line 23, by replacing "services." with the following:

"services. In addition, it is not a civil rights violation for a private professional service provider such as a lawyer, accountant, or insurance agent to refer or to refuse to provide services to an individual protected under this Act for any non-discriminatory reason if, in the normal course of his or her business, the professional would for the same reason refer or refuse to provide services to an individual who is not protected under this Act and seeks or requires the same or similar services.".