Signed by Governor Doug Burgum

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that requires students use the same restroom that aligns with their sex at birth.

Highlights:

• Requires students use the same restroom that aligns with their sex at birth (biological sex) and prohibits them from using a restroom that does not align with their biological sex (Sec. 2)

• Specifies that no school board, school district, public school, or public school teacher shall adopt a policy that requires or prohibits any individual from using a student’s preferred gender pronoun (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes school boards with the approval of a parent or legal guardian to implement a plan for a student’s use of a separate restroom accommodation for transgender students (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits any school board, school district, public school, or public school teacher from concealing a student’s transgender status from their parent or legal guardian (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that requires students use the same restroom that aligns with their sex at birth.

Highlights:

• Requires students use the same restroom that aligns with their sex at birth (biological sex) and prohibits them from using a restroom that does not align with their biological sex (Sec. 2)

• Specifies that no school board, school district, public school, or public school teacher shall adopt a policy that requires or prohibits any individual from using a student’s preferred gender pronoun (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes school boards with the approval of a parent or legal guardian to implement a plan for a student’s use of a separate restroom accommodation for transgender students (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits any school board, school district, public school, or public school teacher from concealing a student’s transgender status from their parent or legal guardian (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text