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Relating to instruction relating to gender identity in the curriculum provided to students enrolled in elementary education programs
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: SF 2024
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Schools and private schools would be prohibited from teaching about gender identity in their curriculum. Students in grades one through six can still learn about this topic if a parent or guardian gives written permission first. If a school does not get that permission, the student has the right to opt out of those lessons.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes that the curriculum utilized by a school district or accredited nonpublic school in accordance with the state’s educational standards shall not include instruction relating to gender identity. However, the prohibition does not apply to the curriculum provided to a student enrolled in grades one through six if the school district or accredited nonpublic school obtains the prior written consent of the student’s parent or guardian. If a school does not obtain a parent’s or guardian’s written consent, the student may opt out of instruction relating to gender identity. Gender identity, for purposes of the bill, means a gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 27, 2021. On February 16, 2021 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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