Text of IN HB 1031 (2016)
School facilities. Provides that student facilities in school buildings must be designated for use by female students or male students and may be used only by the students of the biological gender for which the facility is designated.
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HOUSE BILL No. 1031
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-26-19.
Synopsis: School facilities. Provides that student facilities in school
buildings must be designated for use by female students or male
students and may be used only by the students of the biological gender
for which the facility is designated.
Effective: July 1, 2016.
Rhoads, Heaton
January 19, 2016, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
2016
IN 1031—LS 6336/DI 71
Introduced
Second Regular Session of the 119th General Assembly (2016)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1031
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
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SECTION 1. IC 20-26-19 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
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AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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JULY 1, 2016]:
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Chapter 19. School Facilities
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Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a public school, including a
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charter school.
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Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "biological gender" refers to the
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physical condition of being male or female, as determined by an
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individual's chromosomes and identified at birth by the
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individual's anatomy.
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Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "student facility" means a locker
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room, restroom, or shower room that is:
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(1) designated for student use; and
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(2) accessible by multiple students at the same time.
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Sec. 4. (a) Each student facility within a school building must be
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designated for use by female students or male students.
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(b) A student facility designated solely for:
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(1) female students may be used only by students of female
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biological gender; and
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(2) male students may be used only by students of male
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biological gender.
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Sec. 5. In any school setting in which a student may be in a state
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of full or partial undress in the presence of other students, school
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personnel shall ensure that separate, private areas are provided for
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use by female students and male students based upon the students'
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biological genders.
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