Bill > LD279

This bill amends the Maine Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination by public entities. Specifically, it adds unlawful discrimination by public entities as a type of prohibited discrimination, which includes excluding individuals from participating in or benefiting from a public entity's services, programs, or activities based on characteristics like race, sex, disability, or national origin. The bill provides an exception for when an individual poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others that cannot be mitigated. The bill also appropriates funds for the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Corrections to implement and enforce these new anti-discrimination provisions.