HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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UNDERWRITING OR RATE SETTING PRACTICES OF AN INSURER, EXCEPT THAT
THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION SHALL HAVE CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
WITH THE COMMISSIONER OVER ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF
RACE, CREED, COLOR OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.

(B) TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMMISSIONER HAS EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, THE HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION MAY:

(I)  REFER COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNFAIR
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES TO THE COMMISSIONER;

(II)  APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER AS A PARTY
AT ANY HEARING CONCERNING UNFAIR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AS A
PARTY;

(III)  MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING UNFAIR
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES TO THE COMMISSIONER; AND

(IV)  REPRESENT A COMPLAINANT IN PROCEEDINGS
UNDER § 35 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND

(IV) (V) APPEAL AS A PARTY AGGRIEVED BY ANY
ORDER OR DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER UNDER SECTION 242B § 40 OR
242B OF THIS ARTICLE.

(C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF ANY HEARING SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO A COMPLAINT
CONCERNING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES.

(D) ON THE REQUEST OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, AND
UNLESS THE COMPLAINANT OBJECTS TO ACCESS BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THE HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO ANY COMPLAINT RECEIVED BY
THE COMMISSIONER RELATING TO ALLEGED DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES.

(E) THE COMMISSIONER AND THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
SHALL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING WHEN THE ALLEGATIONS
STATED IN A COMPLAINT INVOLVING DISCRIMINATION ARE SUFFICIENT TO
WARRANT A HEARING.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

Approved May 27, 1986.