Text of CT SB 36 (2025)

An Act Concerning The Provision Of Age And Developmentally Appropriate Instruction On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity In Classrooms.

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LCO No. 135 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 36 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 135 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF AGE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY IN CLASSROOMS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-16b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit 1 classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity to 2 students in grades kindergarten to three, inclusive, by school personnel 3 or third parties, and to require that any such instruction on sexual 4 orientation and gender identity to students in grades four to twelve, 5 inclusive, is age appropriate and developmentally appropriate for such 6 students. 7 Statement of Purpose: To ensure that students receive age and developmentally appropriate instruction in the classroom about sexual orientation and gender identity.