71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
SA to A-Eng. HB 2352
 
LC 371/HB 2352-A7
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2352
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
                             May 30
 
  On page 8 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 21, delete '
and 34' and insert ', 34 and 93'.
  In line 23, delete 'or 34' and insert ', 34 or 93'.
  On page 46, after line 8, insert:
 
                                '
 { +  ADDITIONAL UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES + }
 
  '  { +  SECTION 92. + }  { + Section 93 of this 2001 Act is
added to and made a part of sections 1 to 15 of this 2001
Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 93. + }  { + (1) If an employer requires an
applicant or employee to have an academic degree from a
post-secondary institution to qualify for a position, but does
not require a degree with a specific title, it is an unlawful
employment practice for the employer to refuse to hire or promote
or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against the applicant
or employee only because the applicant or employee meets the
educational requirements for the position by having a degree with
a title in theology or religious occupations from a school
described in ORS 348.594 (2)(d).
  ' (2) If an employer other than a public body, as defined in
ORS 192.410, offers employees benefits of tuition reimbursement,
educational debt reduction, educational incentive or educational
contribution or gift match for educational services provided by a
post-secondary institution and the employer does not restrict the
program to specific institutions or degrees with specific titles,
it is an unlawful employment practice for the employer to refuse
to offer the benefit to or in any manner discriminate or
retaliate against an employee because the employee attends or
seeks to attend a school, as described in ORS 348.594 (2)(d),
offering only degrees with titles in theology or religious
occupations. + } ' .
  In line 12, delete '92' and insert '94'.
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