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MO SB1256

EDUCATIONFAILED

Creates the Given Name Act establishing provisions relating to forms of address in public schools

Selected quotes

A public school or school district employee or contractor shall not [...] use any name to address or refer to a student other than the name provided by such student's parents when enrolling the student in school, or a derivative of such name, without the written permission of such student's parents.

A public school or school district employee or contractor shall not [...] address or refer to a student using any pronoun that differs from such student's biological sex without the written permission of such student's parents.

A public entity shall not require a public school or school district employee or contractor to use a pronoun that differs from a person's biological sex if doing so would be contrary to the employee's or contractor's sincerely held religious or moral convictions.

Legislative Session

inactive

2024 Regular Session

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History

DateAction
2024-01-25Second Read and Referred S Select Committee on Empowering Missouri Parents and Children Committee
2024-01-03S First Read
2023-12-11Prefiled