Text of KS HB 2427 (2024)
Requiring school districts to provide separate accommodations for students of each biological sex on overnight school sponsored trips.
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Session of 2023
HOUSE BILL No. 2427
By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2-16
AN ACT concerning school districts; relating to school sponsored travel
and activities; requiring separate overnight accommodations for
students of each biological sex.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) The board of education of each school district shall
adopt a policy requiring that separate overnight accommodations be
provided for students of each biological sex during school district
sponsored travel that requires overnight stays by students.
(b) Any student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action
by a school district or any employee thereof as a result of reporting a
violation of this section shall have a private cause of action for injunctive
relief, damages and any other relief available under law against such
school district. All civil actions shall be initiated within two years after the
harm occurred. Students who prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this
section shall be entitled to monetary damages, including for any
psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, reasonable attorney
fees and costs and any other appropriate relief.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) "Biological sex" means the biological indication of male and
female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity, such as sex
chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads and
nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, without
regard to an individual's psychological, chosen or subjective experience of
gender;
(2) "school district sponsored travel" means any travel that is
necessary for students to attend, participate or compete in any event or
activity that is sponsored or sanctioned by a school operated by the school
district, including, but not limited to, any travel that is organized:
(A) By any club or other organization recognized by the school;
(B) through any communication facilitated by the school, such as
email; or
(C) through fundraising activities conducted, in whole or in part, by
school district employees or on school district property.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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