Gender dysphoria; require school personnel to notify parents of student who request to be referred to as different gender or nonhuman.
An Act To Require School Administrators, Teachers, Counselors Or Other Personnel Of The School To Provide Written Notification To The Parent Or Legal Guardian Of Any Student Identifying At School As A Gender Or Pronoun That Does Not Align With The Child's Sex On Their Birth Certificate, Sex Assigned At Birth Or Using Sex-segregated School Programs And Activities Or School Facilities That Do Not Align With The Child's Sex Assignment At Birth, Within Three Days Of Becoming Aware Of Such Conduct Or Request By The Affected Student; To Provide That No School Personnel Shall Be Disciplined Or Suffer Any Unlawful Reprisal For Refusing To Acknowledge A Student By A Preferred Gender, Pronoun Or Animal Species That Is Inconsistent With The Child's Sex Assignment At Birth; To Prescribe The Legislative Intent; And For Related Purposes.
2025 Regular Session
Both parents, unless a parent's rights have been judicially terminated, or legal guardian of a student enrolled in a public school shall be notified in writing [...]of the following: (i) Identifying at school as a gender or pronoun that does not align with the child's sex on their birth certificate, sex assigned at birth; or (ii) Using sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, or using facilities that do not align with the child's sex on their birth certificate, other official records or sex assigned at birth.
No school administrator, teacher, counselor or personnel of the school shall be disciplined, suffer any reprisal or be otherwise punished for his or her refusal to acknowledge a student by a preferred gender or pronoun that is inconsistent with the child's sex on their birth certificate or other official records which reflect the child's sex assigned at birth.
Until such time that written notice has been provided, no administrator, teacher, counselor or other school personnel shall address the student by their preferred pronoun until the parents, parent in physical custody, legal guardian or person in loco parentis has provided the school with written approval for his or her child to be addressed by their pronoun of choice.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Died In Committee |
| 2025-01-17 | Referred To Education |