Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits school teachers and employees from using a student's preferred pronouns.

Highlights:

• Defines “employee” as an individual working in any capacity at a public school, whether paid or as a volunteer, including teachers, other school employees, school bus operators, extracurricular personnel, and independent contractors (Sec. 3).

• Requires school teachers and employees use a students gender pronoun that is listed on their birth certificate and prohibits them from using a student's preferred pronoun unless the student’s parent provides written permission to do otherwise (Sec. 3).

• Exempts any school teacher or employee from being required to use a students preferred pronoun if doing so is contrary to their religious or moral convictions (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes parents to request a student transfer to another teacher if the current teacher objects to using a studen’ts pronoun (Sec. 3).

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