| A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE
CONSTITUTION TO PROHIBIT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND OTHER STATE UNIVERSITIES, THE
STATE, AND ALL OTHER STATE ENTITIES FROM DISCRIMINATING OR GRANTING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
BASED ON RACE, SEX, COLOR, ETHNICITY, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. THE PROPOSAL WOULD AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION BY ADDING A
SECTION 25 TO ARTICLE I.
ARTICLE I, SECTION 25:
Civil Rights.
| 1. |
The
University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and any other
public college or university, community college, or school district shall not discriminate
against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race,
sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public
education, or public contracting. |
| 2. |
The
state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual
or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation
of public employment, public education, or public contracting. |
| 3. |
For
the purposes of this section "state" includes, but is not necessarily limited
to, the state itself, any city, county, any public college, university, or community
college, school district, or other political subdivision or governmental instrumentality
of or within the State of Michigan not included in sub-section 1. |
| 4. |
This
section does not prohibit action that must be taken to establish or maintain eligibility
for any federal program, if ineligibility would result in a loss of federal funds to the
state. |
| 5. |
Nothing
in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting bona fide qualifications based on sex
that are reasonably necessary to the normal operation of public employment, public
education, or public contracting. |
| 6. |
The
remedies available for violations of this section shall be the same, regardless of the
injured party's race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin, as are otherwise
available for violations of Michigan anti-discrimination law. |
| 7. |
This
section shall be self-executing. If any part or parts of this section are found to be in
conflict with the United States Constitution or federal law, the section shall be
implemented to the maximum extent that the United States Constitution and federal law
permit. Any provision held invalid shall be severable from the remaining portions of this
section. |
| 8. |
This
section applies only to action taken after the effective date of this section. |
| 9. |
This
section does not invalidate any court order or consent decree that is in force as of the
effective date of this section. |
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