creating a private cause of action for discrimination based on hairstyles relative to a person's ethnicity.

This bill updates state laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles associated with a person's ethnicity, such as braids, locs, and cornrows. It allows individuals who face such discrimination in employment to file a private lawsuit directly in court, bypassing the state human rights commission. The law applies to most employers but excludes the Department of Corrections, and it also clarifies that public schools cannot exclude students or deny them benefits based on these hairstyles.