HB 145

Abstract

Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students; policies. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board, no later than December 31, 2020, model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools that address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to (i) compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; (ii) maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students; (iii) prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; (iv) maintenance of student records; (v) identification of students; (vi) protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; (vii) enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and (viii) student participation in sex-specific school activities and events, excluding athletics, and use of school facilities. The bill requires each school board to adopt, no later than the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than such model policies developed by the Department of Education. This bill is identical to SB 161.

Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment oftransgender students; policies. Requires the Department of Education todevelop and make available to each school board, no later than December 31,2020, model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in publicelementary and secondary schools that address common issues regardingtransgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices andinclude information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to (i)compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; (ii) maintenance of a safeand supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment forall students; (iii) prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; (iv)maintenance of student records; (v) identification of students; (vi) protectionof student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; (vii)enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and (viii) student participation insex-specific school activities, events, and athletics and use of schoolfacilities. The bill requires each school board to adopt, no later than thebeginning of the 2021–2022 school year, policies that are consistent with butmay be more comprehensive than such model policies developed by the Departmentof Education.