A bill for an act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties.
91st General Assembly
Prohibition on disciplinary action — use of legal names or names of record — failure to use personal pronouns. The board of directors of each school district shall not take any disciplinary action against an employee of the school district, a contractor hired by the school district, or a student [...] for addressing other employees, contractors, or students using the employee’s, contractor’s, or student’s legal name. [...] for addressing other students using the student’s name as it is listed in the school district’s registration forms or records. [...] for failing to disclose or use any personal pronouns in the greeting or signature block of any form of official communication, including letters, forms, notes, or electronic mail.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | 11:00 | Hearing | Room 315 | Senate Education Subcommittee |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | Subcommittee recommends passage. |
| 2025-01-28 | Subcommittee Meeting: 01/30/2025 11:00AM Room 315. |
| 2025-01-27 | Subcommittee: Green, Donahue, and Pike. S.J. 142. |
| 2025-01-13 | Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 36. |