Text of MO SB 1274 (2024)
Establishes provisions relating to physical privacy of children
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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1274
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SCHROER.
4738S.01I
KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 171, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the physical privacy
of children.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 171, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto
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one new section, to be known as section 171.425, to read as
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follows:
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171.425. 1. For the purposes of this section, the
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following terms shall mean:
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(1) "Biological sex", the physical condition of being
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male or female, identified at birth by a person's anatomy
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and indicated on their birth certificate;
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(2) "Minor", any person less than eighteen years of
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age;
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(3) "Public school", the same as defined in section
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160.011.
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2. In every public school setting in which a minor may
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be in a state of undress in the presence of other people,
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school personnel shall provide separate, distinct areas
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designated for use by minors based on their biological sex
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to ensure the personal privacy and safety of minors.
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3. Every public school shower room, locker room, and
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restroom designated for use by minors and which is
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accessible by multiple individuals at the same time shall be
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designated for and used only by minors of the same
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biological sex. At no time shall a minor be allowed to
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access a public school shower room, locker room, or restroom
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designated for use by the opposite biological sex.
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4. (1) A minor who asserts to school officials that
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his or her gender is different from his or her biological
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sex may be provided with alternative shower room, locker
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room, or restroom accommodations, provided that a parent or
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legal guardian of a minor who makes such assertion shall
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provide written consent to use of such alternative
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accommodations. Such accommodations shall not include the
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use of shower rooms, locker rooms, or restrooms designated
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for use by minors of the opposite biological sex.
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(2) Acceptable accommodations may include, but are not
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limited to, controlled use of faculty shower rooms, locker
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rooms, or restrooms, or access to single-stall restrooms and
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unisex bathrooms.
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5. A school district that violates any provision of
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this section shall not be entitled to receive any state aid
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under chapter 163 and shall be classified as unaccredited
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until the district proves to the satisfaction of the
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department of elementary and secondary education that the
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district is no longer in violation of this section.
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