SB362,39 Section 39. 106.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,17,3 106.52 (3) (e) Nothing in this section prohibits a fitness center whose services or facilities are intended for the exclusive use of persons of the same sex from providing the use of those services or facilities exclusively to persons of that sex, from denying the use of those services or facilities to persons of the opposite sex, or from directly or indirectly publishing, circulating, displaying, or mailing any written communication to the effect that the use of those services or facilities will be provided exclusively to persons of the same sex and will be denied to persons of the opposite sex, except that no person my be denied equal access to the facilities most consistent with the person's gender identity.

SB362,40 Section 40. 106.58 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,17,11 106.58 Discrimination in education prohibited. No child may be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to any public school or in obtaining the advantages, privileges, and courses of study of such a public school on account of the sex,; race,; religion or; national origin ; ancestry; creed; pregnancy; marital or parental status; sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m); gender identity or gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j); or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability of the child or of the child's parent.

SB362,41 Section 41. 111.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,18,4 111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age,; race,; creed,; color,; disability,; marital status ,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry, ; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, substantially and adversely affects the general welfare of the state. Employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and licensing agencies that deny employment opportunities and discriminate in employment against properly qualified individuals solely because of their age,; race,; creed,; color ,; disability,; marital status,; sex, ; national origin,; ancestry, ; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, ; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, deprive those individuals of the earnings that are necessary to maintain a just and decent standard of living.

SB362,42 Section 42. 111.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,18,18 111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from employment discrimination because of age,; race,; creed,; color,; disability,; marital status,; sex,; national origin,; ancestry ,; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,; military service ,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours ,; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, and to encourage the full, nondiscriminatory utilization of the productive resources of the state to the benefit of the state, the family, and all the people of the state. It is the intent of the legislature in promulgating this subchapter to encourage employers to evaluate an employee or applicant for employment based upon the individual qualifications of the employee or applicant rather than upon a particular class to which the individual may belong.

SB362,43 Section 43. 111.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,19,5 111.31 (3) In the interpretation and application of this subchapter, and otherwise, it is declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage and foster to the fullest extent practicable the employment of all properly qualified individuals regardless of age,; race,; creed,; color ,; disability,; marital status,; sex, ; national origin,; ancestry, ; sexual orientation,; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,; military service,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, ; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters. Nothing in this subsection requires an affirmative action program to correct an imbalance in the work force. This subchapter shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.

SB362,44 Section 44. 111.32 (7j) of the statutes is created to read:

SB362,19,10 111.32 (7j) “Gender identity or gender expression” means any of the following with respect to an individual, whether actual or perceived, and regardless of the individual's assigned sex at birth or gender identifiers on official documents issued by a federal, state, or local government agency:

SB362,19,11 (a) Gender-related identity.

SB362,19,12 (b) Gender-related appearance.

SB362,19,13 (c) Gender-related expression.

SB362,19,14 (d) Gender-related behavior.

SB362,45 Section 45 . 111.321 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,19,24 111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s. 111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, ; race,; creed, ; color,; disability,; marital status,; sex, ; national origin,; ancestry ,; sexual orientation; gender identity or gender expression; arrest record,; conviction record,; military service ,; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours,; or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters.

SB362,46 Section 46. 111.36 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,20,2 111.36 (title) Sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression; exceptions and special cases.

SB362,47 Section 47. 111.36 (1) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,20,14 111.36 (1) (br) Engaging in harassment that consists of unwelcome verbal or physical conduct directed at another individual because of that individual's gender, or gender identity or gender expression, other than the conduct described in par. (b), and that has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment or has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with that individual's work performance. Under this paragraph, substantial interference with an employee's work performance or creation of an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment is established when the conduct is such that a reasonable person under the same circumstances as the employee would consider the conduct sufficiently severe or pervasive to interfere substantially with the person's work performance or to create an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.

SB362,48 Section 48. 111.36 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,20,19 111.36 (1) (c) Discriminating against any woman individual on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, maternity parental leave, or related medical conditions by engaging in any of the actions prohibited under s. 111.322, including, but not limited to, actions concerning fringe benefit programs covering illnesses and disability.

SB362,49 Section 49. 111.36 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,21,2 111.36 (1) (d) 1. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or employment agency or other person to refuse Refusing to hire, employ, admit, or license, or to bar or terminate any individual; barring or terminating from employment, membership, or licensure any individual ,; or to discriminate discriminating against an any individual in promotion, in compensation , or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of the individual's sexual orientation; or or gender identity or gender expression.

SB362,50 Section 50. 111.36 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB362,21,9 111.36 (1) (d) 2. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or employment agency or other person to discharge Discharging or otherwise discriminate discriminating against any person because he or she the person has opposed any discriminatory practices under this paragraph or because he or she the person has made a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this paragraph.

SB362,51 Section 51. 111.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: