Requires parental consent before schools change a child's gender markers or pronouns

§1What it does

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This bill would require public schools that receive federal K-12 funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to get a parent's consent before changing an elementary or middle-grades student's gender markers, pronouns or preferred name on any school form.^2,3,4 Schools would also need parental consent before changing such a student's sex-based accommodations, such as which locker room or bathroom the student uses.^3,4 The version the House passed would also bar the use of funds under that law to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, as that term is defined in Executive Order 14168.⁴

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