Civil rights: public records; certain writings requesting racial or ethnic identification; modify. Amends secs. 202a & 402a of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2202a & 37.2402a).

This bill requires private employers and educational institutions in Michigan to add "multiracial" as an official option for individuals to select when filling out forms that ask about race or ethnicity. The legislation also mandates that these organizations remove the "other" category from such documents to ensure more precise data collection. If a federal agency rejects the "multiracial" classification during data reporting, the bill instructs employers and schools to redistribute those individuals' responses across approved racial categories based on population ratios. The changes apply only to forms created or printed at least 90 days after the law takes effect and do not cover public government bodies.