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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 educationLGBTQIA+
Same legislation: SF 167
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 Elementary school students in public and accredited private schools cannot be taught about gender identity unless a parent or guardian gives written permission first. If a school does not get this permission, students have the right to opt out of those lessons. This rule applies to all instruction regarding a person's gender identity, regardless of the sex they were assigned at birth.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 for elementary students 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 24, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
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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