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Relating to instruction relating to gender identity in the curriculum provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade eight in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools and creating a private cause of action
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2023
- 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 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 for kindergarten through eighth grade would be prohibited from teaching about gender identity in their curriculum. If a school violates this rule, parents or guardians can sue to make the school stop. If the parent wins the lawsuit, the court will require the school to pay for their legal fees and court costs.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes that the curriculum utilized in kindergarten through grade eight by a school district, accredited nonpublic school, or charter school in accordance with the state’s educational standards shall not include 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. The bill provides that if a school district, accredited nonpublic school, or charter school violates this prohibition, a parent or guardian of a student may bring a civil action for injunctive relief against the school district, accredited nonpublic school, or charter school to prohibit the school district, accredited nonpublic school, or charter school from continuing such violation. The bill also provides that if the parent or guardian is the prevailing party in this action, the court shall award reasonable court costs and attorney fees to the parent or guardian.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 24, 2023. On January 31, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
- Sen. J. Taylor
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach DEmail
- Sen. Cherielynn Westrich REmail
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
80 written public comments to its subcommittee: January 31, 2023 (80) · on the Legislature’s site