Text of MO HB 745 (2017)
Requires that all school restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms accessible for use by multiple students shall be designated for and used by male or female students only
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FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 745
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BRATTIN.
1503H.01I
D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 171, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the physical privacy
of students.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 171, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
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known as section 171.425, to read as follows:
171.425. 1. For the purposes of this section, "biological sex" means the physical
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condition of being male or female, which is determined by a person's chromosomes and is
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identified at birth by a person's anatomy and indicated on the person’s birth certificate.
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2. In every public school setting in which a student may be in a state of undress in
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the presence of other students, school personnel shall provide separate, distinct areas
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designated for use by students based on their biological sex to ensure the personal privacy
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and safety of students.
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3. Every public school restroom, locker room, and shower room designated for
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student use and accessible by multiple students at the same time shall be designated for and
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used only by students of the same biological sex. At no time shall a student be allowed to
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access a public school restroom, locker room, or shower room designated for use by the
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opposite biological sex.
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4. (1) A student who asserts to school officials that his or her gender is different
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from his or her biological sex may be provided with alternative restroom, locker room, or
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shower room accommodations; provided that, a parent or legal guardian of a minor child
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who makes such assertion shall provide written consent to use of such alternative
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accommodations. Such accommodations shall not include the use of student restrooms,
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended
to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
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locker rooms, or shower rooms designated for use by students of the opposite biological
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sex.
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(2) Acceptable accommodations may include, but are not limited to, access to single-
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stall restrooms, access to unisex restrooms, or controlled use of faculty restrooms, locker
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rooms, or shower rooms.
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