Senate Bill No. _ __ Page 6 1 Section 4. Prohibited grounds for discrimination. - For the purposes of this Act, 2 discrimination that is indirectly or directly based on the actual or perceived ethnicity, race, 3 religion or belief, political inclination, social class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender 4 identity, gender expression, civil status, disability, HIV Status and other medical condition is 5 prohibited. 6 Section 5. Discriminatory Acts. - The following acts shall be prohibited: 7 a. Inflicting stigma - it shall be unlawful for any person to commit any acts that promote 8 9 10 11 and encourage stigma based on the grounds referred to in Section 4. b. Denial of political, civil, and cultural rights - it shall be unlawful to deny a person enjoyment of political, civil and cultural rights based on the grounds referred to Section 4. c. Denial of right to education -It is unlawful for any person to: 12 1. Refuse admission or expel a person from any educational or training institution on 13 the basis of the grounds defined in Section 4, without prejudice to the right of 14 educational or training institutions to determine the academic qualifications of their 15 students or trainees; 16 2. Impose disciplinary sanctions, penalties harsher than customary, or similar 17 punishments, requirements, restrictions, or prohibitions that infringe on the rights 18 of the students on the basis ofthe grounds identified in Section 4. 19 20 21 This prohibition extends to acts committed against a student or trainee to discriminate his or her parents or legal guardians based on grounds referred to in Section 4. d. Denial of right to work - it is unlawful for any person to: 22 1. Use the grounds in Section 4 or require the disclosure thereof in the selection, 23 promotion, and termination of workers, and in the determination of compensation, 24 training, incentives, privileges, benefits or allowances, as well as other terms and 25 conditions of employment; 6