Text of MO SB 974 (2024)
Requires all public school shower rooms, locker rooms, and restrooms to be designated for and used by male or female students only
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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 974
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR FITZWATER.
4467S.01I
KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
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
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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) "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 student
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may be in a state of undress in the presence of other
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students, school personnel shall provide separate, distinct
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areas designated for use by students based on their
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biological sex to ensure the personal privacy and safety of
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students.
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3. Every public school shower room, locker room, and
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restroom designated for student use and which is accessible
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by multiple students at the same time shall be designated
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for and used only by students of the same biological sex.
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At no time shall a student be allowed to access a public
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school shower room, locker room, or restroom designated for
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use by the opposite biological sex.
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4. (1) A student 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 child who makes such assertion
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shall 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 student shower rooms, locker rooms, or restrooms
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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
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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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