Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 9; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68.
Tennessee SB1235 aims to prohibit state licensing boards from excluding members or establishing policies based on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, including affirmative action or quotas. It affects health-related boards and other state licensing boards by removing existing requirements for diverse membership and establishing a private cause of action for violations, allowing plaintiffs to seek damages and injunctive relief. Key changes include the removal of specific diversity requirements for various boards and the elimination of the private cause of action against individual board members, officers, or agents.
Tennessee SB1235 aims to prohibit state licensing boards from excluding members or establishing policies based on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, including affirmative action or quotas. It affects health-related boards and other state licensing boards by removing existing requirements for diverse membership and establishing a private cause of action for violations, allowing plaintiffs to seek damages and injunctive relief. Key changes include the removal of specific diversity requirements for various boards and the elimination of the private cause of action against individual board members, officers, or agents.
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