§ 20-901. In general  


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  •    (a) Discrimination prohibited. -- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a unit, officer, or employee of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation may not engage in a discriminatory act prohibited by § 20-304, § 20-606, § 20-705, § 20-706, § 20-707, or § 20-708 of this title.

    (b) Exceptions. -- Sections 20-304, 20-705, and 20-706 of this title do not prohibit the State, a county, or a municipality from:

       (1) providing separate facilities for males and females in government-owned or government-operated public institutions; or

       (2) operating or funding special or separate programs and facilities for children, seniors, or other special populations.



HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 49B, § 7(a); 2009, ch. 120, § 2.