Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §4553, sub-§10, ¶E, as amended by PL 1983, c. 578, §2, is further amended to read:

E. In determining whether any a person is acting as an agent or employee of another person so as to make such the other person responsible for his that person's acts, the question of whether the specific acts performed were actually authorized or subsequently ratified shall is not be controlling; and

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §4553, sub-§10, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 578, §2, is amended to read:

F. Unlawful educational discrimination as defined and limited by subchapter V-B. 5-B; and

Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §4553, sub-§10, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__Discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodation and credit as defined in subchapters 3, 4, 5 and 5-A, on the basis of sexual orientation, except that a religious entity is exempt from these provisions with respect to discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §4554, sub-§§4, 5 and 6 are enacted to read:

4.__Contracts.__The exemption provision of section 4553, subsection 10, paragraph G does not prohibit a state agency from including provisions in a contract with any entity, including a religious entity, that may require nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation otherwise consistent with this chapter with respect to and as a condition of continuation of such a contract; nor does this Act require any religious entity to enter into any contract.__With respect to a contract with any religious entity, the employment defenses provided in section 4573-A, subsection 2 are applicable to any dispute arising under such a nondiscrimination clause to the extent related to alleged employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

5.__Educational policy.__This act does not mandate any public or private educational institution to promote any form of sexuality or sexual orientation or to include such matters in its curriculum.

6.__Affirmative action.__The provisions of this Act relating to sexual orientation are not intended to modify federal or state requirements for affirmative action in effect as of the effective