An Act to Amend the Maine Human Rights Act to Provide Additional Remedies for Educational Discrimination

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This bill amends the Maine Human Rights Act to allow for additional remedies in cases of intentional educational discrimination. It permits courts to award compensatory damages, which can cover losses like educational opportunity, emotional distress, and other non-monetary harms. These new damages would not apply if an educational institution made good faith efforts to accommodate a person with a disability or if the discrimination was due to disparate impact rather than intent.

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Sponsorship · 10 Sponsors

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D · PrimeAnne Carney
D · CoJill Duson
D · CoHenry Ingwersen
D · CoAmy Kuhn
D · CoMatthew Moonen
D · CoJoseph Rafferty
D · CoMargaret Rotundo
D · CoEleanor Sato
D · CoDavid Sinclair
D · CoMichael Tipping

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