Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 9; Title 62 and Title 63.
Tennessee HB0376 prohibits state licensing boards, including health-related boards, from excluding individuals from membership or subjecting them to discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The bill establishes a private cause of action for individuals who experience such discrimination, allowing them to seek actual, compensatory, and punitive damages, as well as injunctive and declaratory relief, while waiving state sovereign immunity. Key provisions include strict liability for a minimum of $4,000 in statutory damages for violations, regardless of actual damages incurred.
Tennessee HB0376 prohibits state licensing boards, including health-related boards, from excluding individuals from membership or subjecting them to discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The bill establishes a private cause of action for individuals who experience such discrimination, allowing them to seek actual, compensatory, and punitive damages, as well as injunctive and declaratory relief, while waiving state sovereign immunity. Key provisions include strict liability for a minimum of $4,000 in statutory damages for violations, regardless of actual damages incurred.
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