House Bill 178
Enact Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3319.48 of the Revised Code to enact the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act to prohibit discrimination by a public school against an individual based on hair texture and protective hair styles and to amend the version of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2025, to continue the changes on and after that effective date.
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Subjects
Committees
House Civil Justice Committee
Senate Education Committee
Primary Sponsors
Juanita O. Brent
Jamie Callender
Cosponsors
Representatives
Munira Abdullahi
Rachel B. Baker
Sean P. Brennan
Darnell T. Brewer
Richard D. Brown
Sara P. Carruthers
Richard Dell'Aquila
Sedrick Denson
Dave Dobos
Elliot Forhan
Michele Grim
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Latyna M. Humphrey
Dani Isaacsohn
Dontavius L. Jarrells
Beth Liston
Brian Lorenz
Lauren McNally
Adam C. Miller
Joseph A. Miller, III
Ismail Mohamed
Beryl Piccolantonio
Phil Plummer
Sharon A. Ray
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
C. Allison Russo
Veronica R. Sims
Michael J. Skindell
Cecil Thomas
Terrence Upchurch
Casey Weinstein
Andrea White
Jodi Whitted
Josh Williams
Bernard Willis
Tom Young
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