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SENATE BILL NO. 955
A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled
"Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,"
by amending sections 202a and 402a (MCL 37.2202a and 37.2402a), as
added by 1995 PA 88.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 202a. (1) An Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1
(3), an employer shall do both of the following if that employer 2
lists racial or ethnic classifications in a writing developed or 3
printed 90 or more days after the effective date of this section, 4
and if that employer requests that an individual select a 5
May 13, 2026, Introduced by Senator CAMILLERI and referred to Committee on Oversight.
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classification to designate his or her the individual's race or 1
ethnicity: 2
(a) Include in the writing the term "multiracial" as a 3
classification, and a definition of that term that substantially 4
provides that "multiracial" means having parents of different 5
races. 6
(b) Exclude from the writing the term "other" as a 7
classification. 8
(2) If a federal agency requires an employer to transmit 9
information obtained from an individual pursuant to a writing 10
described in subsection (1), but rejects the classification 11
"multiracial", the employer shall redesignate the individuals an 12
individual identified as multiracial by allocating those 13
individuals the individual to racial or ethnic classifications 14
approved by the federal agency in the same ratio that those 15
classifications occur within the general population of the group 16
from which the information was solicited. 17
(3) This section does not apply to an employer that is a 18
public body as that term is defined in section 3 of the Michigan 19
data collection act. 20
(4) (3) As used in this section, "writing" means that term as 21
defined in section 2 of the freedom of information act, Act No. 22
1976 PA 442, of the Public Acts of 1976, being section MCL 15.232. 23
of the Michigan Compiled Laws. 24
Sec. 402a. (1) An Except as otherwise provided in subsection 25
(3), an educational institution shall do both of the following if 26
that educational institution lists racial or ethnic classifications 27
in a writing developed or printed 90 or more days after the 28
effective date of this section, and if that educational institution 29
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requests that an individual select 1 of those classifications to 1
designate his or her the individual's race or ethnicity: 2
(a) Include in the writing the term "multiracial" as a 3
classification, and a definition of that term that substantially 4
provides that "multiracial" means having parents of different 5
races. 6
(b) Exclude from the writing the term "other" as a 7
classification. 8
(2) If a federal agency requires an educational institution to 9
transmit information obtained from an individual pursuant to a 10
writing described in subsection (1), but rejects the classification 11
"multiracial", the educational institution shall redesignate the 12
individuals an individual identified as multiracial by allocating 13
those individuals the individual to racial or ethnic 14
classifications approved by the federal agency in the same ratio 15
that those classifications occur within the general population of 16
the group from which the information was solicited. 17
(3) This section does not apply to an educational institution 18
that is a public body or state public university as those terms are 19
defined in section 3 of the Michigan data collection act. 20
(4) (3) As used in this section, "writing" means that term as 21
defined in section 2 of the freedom of information act, Act No. 22
1976 PA 442, of the Public Acts of 1976, being section MCL 15.232. 23
of the Michigan Compiled Laws. 24
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect 25
unless Senate Bill No. ____ (request no. S01234'25) or House Bill 26
No. ____ (request no. H01234'25) of the 103rd Legislature is 27
enacted into law. 28