S.F. 96 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 216.6B Additional unfair or 1 discriminatory practice —— harassment —— state contracts. 2 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 3 requires: 4 a. “Bidder” means a person or entity authorized to transact 5 business in this state who submits a bid for a contract for any 6 construction, good, or service with a governmental entity. 7 b. “Governmental entity” means the state, a political 8 subdivision of the state, public school corporations, and all 9 officers, boards, or commissions. 10 c. “Harassment” means persistent, repetitive, or highly 11 egregious conduct based on age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual 12 orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, or 13 disability that is directed at a specific individual or group 14 of individuals that a reasonable person would interpret as 15 intentional harassment, taking into consideration the full 16 context in which the conduct occurs, which conduct threatens 17 to impair the ability of a person to perform the duties of 18 employment. 19 2. A bidder who submits a bid for a contract for any 20 construction, good, or service with a governmental entity shall 21 have an anti-harassment policy. The bidder shall provide a 22 copy of the policy with the bid. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill requires a bidder for a contract with a 27 governmental entity to have in place a policy that prohibits 28 harassment of a person based on the age, race, creed, 29 color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national 30 origin, religion, or disability of such person. The bidder 31 shall include a copy of the policy with the bid. The bill 32 provides definitions for “bidder”, “governmental entity”, and 33 “harassment” as they apply to the bidding requirement. 34 -1- LSB 1585XS (1) 88 js/rn 1/ 1