Text of KS SB 207 (2024)
Requiring policies for and establishing restrictions on school districts with regard to the use of an individual's pronouns if such pronouns differ from the individual's biological sex.
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Session of 2023
SENATE BILL No. 207
By Committee on Education
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AN ACT concerning education; relating to school districts and employees
thereof; requiring parental consent for use of a student's pronouns;
prohibiting schools from requiring use of an individual's pronouns over
moral or religious objections; requiring school districts to adopt
policies thereon.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) An employee or independent contractor of a school
district shall not knowingly address, identify or refer to a student who is
less than 18 years of age by a pronoun that differs from the pronoun that
aligns with the student's biological sex unless the school district has
received written permission from the student's parent or guardian.
(b) A school district shall not require an employee or independent
contractor of such school district to address, identify or refer to an
individual by a pronoun that differs from the pronoun that aligns with the
student's biological sex if doing so is contrary to the employee's or
independent contractor's moral or religious convictions.
(c) The school board of each school district shall adopt a policy to
implement this section.
(d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit any employee or
independent contractor of a school district from discussing matters of
public concern outside such employee's or independent contractor's official
duties.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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