§ 4551. Human Rights Commission; members; compensation (a) The Human Rights Commission is hereby established. It shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall designate one member to be its Chair. No more than three members shall be of the same political […]
§ 4552. Duties; jurisdiction (a) The Commission shall endeavor through public education to increase awareness of the importance of full civil and human rights for each inhabitant of this State. The Commission shall also examine and evaluate generally the effectiveness of this chapter as well as the existence of practices of discrimination that detract from […]
§ 4553. Powers (a) To carry out its duties, the Commission may: (1) Establish and maintain a principal office and such other offices within the State as it deems necessary. (2) Meet and hold hearings at any place within the State. (3) Appoint employees as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (4) […]
§ 4554. Complaint; investigation and conciliation (a) Any person who believes he or she has been subject to unlawful discrimination may file a complaint under oath with the Commission stating the facts concerning the alleged discrimination. Every complaint shall be reviewed by the staff of the Commission. If a complaint states a prima facie case, […]
§ 4555. Information; disclosure and confidentiality (a)(1) Except as provided in this subsection, the Human Rights Commission’s complaint files and investigative files shall be confidential. (2) The Commission shall make the investigative file available to the charging party, the respondent, their attorneys, and any State or federal law enforcement agency seeking to enforce anti-discrimination statutes, […]
§ 4556. Performance standards; audit The Human Rights Commission shall adopt formal performance standards for all of the Commission’s staff. (Added 1995, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
