SB0593sam002 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 3/23/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 593

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 593, AS AMENDED, in Section 5, Sec. 5-101, subsec. (A), paragraph (11), immediately after "education", by replacing the following:", except the Department shall not have jurisdiction over charges involving curriculum content, course content, or course offerings" with the following: "in regard to the failure to enroll an individual or the denial of access to its facilities, goods, or services, except that the Department shall not have jurisdiction over charges involving curriculum content, course content, or course offerings, conduct of the class by the teacher or instructor, or any activity within the classroom or connected with a class activity such as physical education;"; and

in Section 5, Sec. 5-102.1, immediately after "No Civil Rights Violation: Public Accommodations." by replacing everything remaining in Sec. 5-102.1 with the following: "It is not a civil rights violation for a medical, dental, or other health care professional or a private professional service provider such as a lawyer, accountant, or insurance agent to refer or refuse to treat or provide services to an individual in a protected class for any non-discriminatory reason if, in the normal course of his or her operations or business, the professional would for the same reason refer or refuse to treat or provide services to an individual who is not in the protected class of the individual who seeks or requires the same or similar treatment or services.".