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Relating to parental and guardian consent and information regarding the gender identity of students enrolled in a school district or charter school

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HF 180

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeJanuary 31, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 180
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 180 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 180 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Schools and charter schools would be prohibited from helping a student change their gender identity at school without written permission from a parent or guardian. The law also prevents school staff from hiding a student's gender identity from their parents or pressuring them to undergo medical treatments. These rules apply to any student whose gender identity is different from the sex listed on their birth certificate.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to parental and guardian consent and information regarding the gender identity of students enrolled in a school district or charter school. different than the sex listed on the student’s official birth certificate. The bill defines “gender identity” as a gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 12, 2023. On January 31, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.

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

226 written public comments to its subcommittee: January 31, 2023 (226) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§279.77

Amends§256E.7

How the Code works3

Lobbying

6 for · 29 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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