File #: 2019-0331    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/24/2019 In control: Health, Housing and Human Services Committee
On agenda: Final action: 11/20/2019
Enactment date: 12/4/2019 Enactment #: 19026
Title: AN ORDINANCE updating definitions relating to discrimination and making other technical corrections; and amending Ordinance 18665, Section 1, as amended, K.C.C. 2.15.005, Ordinance 16692, Section 2, as amended, K.C.C. 2.15.010, Ordinance 10159, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.27A.120, Ordinance 14509, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.01.010, Ordinance 11992, Section 2, as amended, K.C.C. 12.16.010, Ordinance 13981, Section 1, as amended, K.C.C. 12.17.002, Ordinance 13981, Section 2, as amended, K.C.C. 12.17.010, Ordinance 7430, Section 1, as amended, K.C.C. 12.18.010, Ordinance 7430, Section 2, as amended, K.C.C. 12.18.020, Ordinance 5280, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.010, Ordinance 5280, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.020, Ordinance 5280, Section 3.A., as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.040, Ordinance 5280, Section 3.B., as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.050, Ordinance 5280, Section 3.C, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.060, Ordinance 5280, Section 10, as amended, and K.C...
Sponsors: Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Indexes: Civil Rights and Compliance
Code sections: 12.17.010 - , 12.18.020 - , 12.20.020 - , 12.22.020 -
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 19026, 2. 2019-0331 legislative review form, 3. 2019-0331 transmittal letter, 4. 2019-0331_SR_Gender_Identity_Service_Animal_Definiton, 5. ATT2. Striking_Amendment_S1 bar FINAL, 6. ATT3. Title_Amendment_T1 bar ak FINAL, 7. 2019-0331_Revised_SR_Gender_Identity_Service_Animal_Definiton, 8. 2019-0331 Amendment S1 11-17-2019
Staff: Kim, Andrew
Title
AN ORDINANCE updating definitions relating to discrimination and making other technical corrections; and amending Ordinance 18665, Section 1, as amended, K.C.C. 2.15.005, Ordinance 16692, Section 2, as amended, K.C.C. 2.15.010, Ordinance 10159, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.27A.120, Ordinance 14509, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.01.010, Ordinance 11992, Section 2, as amended, K.C.C. 12.16.010, Ordinance 13981, Section 1, as amended, K.C.C. 12.17.002, Ordinance 13981, Section 2, as amended, K.C.C. 12.17.010, Ordinance 7430, Section 1, as amended, K.C.C. 12.18.010, Ordinance 7430, Section 2, as amended, K.C.C. 12.18.020, Ordinance 5280, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.010, Ordinance 5280, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.020, Ordinance 5280, Section 3.A., as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.040, Ordinance 5280, Section 3.B., as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.050, Ordinance 5280, Section 3.C, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.060, Ordinance 5280, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.130, Ordinance 8625, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.010, Ordinance 8625, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.020 and Ordinance 8625, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.030.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS: The changes to the definition of "sexual orientation" and the addition of the definition of "gender identity or expression" included in this ordinance reflects the current understanding of the communities that identify with its definitions. The changes are also a reflection of the evolving nature of language, and the diversity of our communities. However, the council recognizes that language is not fixed, and terminology evolves as society evolves. The council strives to be inclusive and mindful of the complexity and richness of identities within King County's diverse communities and the council desires to ensure that the language used in the King County Code accurately reflects the communities that are served by the laws of the county. With that co...

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