Text of ME LD 1002 (2025)

Printed on recycled paper 132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025 Legislative Document No. 1002 H.P. 649 House of Representatives, March 11, 2025 An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls. Cosponsored by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin and Representatives: DAIGLE of Fort Kent, DRINKWATER of Milford, EDER of Waterboro, FREDERICKS of Sanford, GRIFFIN of Levant, HAGGAN of Hampden, SOBOLESKI of Phillips, Senator: LIBBY of Cumberland. Page 1 - 132LR1511(01) 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 2 Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §14 is enacted to read: 3 §14. Student identification 4 Notwithstanding Title 5, chapter 337, personnel of a public school and public charter 5 school authorized under chapter 112 shall refer to a minor student by the name and gender 6 listed on the student's official record of birth submitted to the school at the time of 7 enrollment pursuant to section 6002 unless the minor student's parent provides written 8 permission stating otherwise or documentation of a legal change of name or gender is 9 provided to the school. 10 SUMMARY 11 This bill provides that public school and public charter school personnel must refer to 12 a minor student by the name and gender listed on the student's official record of birth 13 submitted to the school at the time of enrollment unless the minor student's parent or 14 guardian provides written permission stating otherwise or documentation of a legal change 15 of name or gender is provided to the school. 11 12 13 14 15