Public schools, colleges, and universities; immunity provided to students and teachers who decline to use certain pronouns or names
2025 Regular Session
An employee of a public school or public institution of higher education, regardless of the scope of his or her official duties: (1) Shall not [...] intentionally address an unemancipated minor student by a name other than the student's legal name [...] or by a pronoun or title that is inconsistent with the student's sex without the written permission of a student's parent or guardian; [...] (3) Shall not be subject to adverse employment action for declining to identify his or her pronouns.
A student of a public school or public institution of higher education shall not be subject to any disciplinary action for declining to: (1) Address an individual using a name other than the individual's legal name [...] or by a pronoun or title that is inconsistent with the individual's sex in a school setting; or (2) Identify his or her pronouns.
FEMALE. An individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historic accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization. [...] MALE. An individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historic accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization. [...] SEX. An individual's biological sex, either male or female, as observed or clinically verified at birth.
History
Date | Action |
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2025-02-11 | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy |
2025-02-11 | Pending House Education Policy |