Requires schools to notify parents of student requests for social affirmation or transition and obtain parental permission before implementing any related plan, so less school-level recognition or support for transgender students without parental involvement.
Each public elementary or secondary school principal or his designee shall, as soon as practicable, inform at least one parent of a minor student enrolled in such school if such minor requests that any school employee participate while at school in (i) social affirmation of the minor student's gender incongruence or (ii) the transition of such minor to a felt or stated gender different from the minor student's biological sex.
Defines 'gender incongruence,' 'social affirmation,' and 'transition' in statute and requires parental notification/permission for school actions related to them, limiting school recognition of gender identity different from biological sex.
"Social affirmation of the minor student's gender incongruence" means referring to or treating the minor student in a manner inconsistent with the student's biological sex.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates parental notification and permission for school involvement in social affirmation or transition related to gender incongruence, and amends the child abuse/neglect definition to exclude raising a child consistent with biological sex. These provisions substantively address transgender issues in education and definitions, with a net restrictive effect on legal recognition of and school-based access/support for transgender or gender-nonconforming minors.
Related bills
HB359Private elementary or secondary school; use of public funds for tuition, standards.↑Expands transgender recognition & access Committee
HB158Abuse or neglect of a child; transition of a child to sex or gender other than biological sex.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
HB532Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence, etc.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
HB721Parents of public school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain ed. content.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)