Text of MO SB 98 (2017)
Requires that all school restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms accessible for use by multiple students shall be designated for and use by male or female students only
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FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 98
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR EMERY.
Pre-filed December 1, 2016, and ordered printed.
ADRIANE D. CROUSE, Secretary.
0408S.01I
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
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section, to be known as section 171.425, to read as follows:
171.425. 1. For the purposes of this section "biological sex" means
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the physical condition of being male or female, which is determined by
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a person's chromosomes, and is identified at birth by a person's
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anatomy and indicated on their birth certificate.
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2. In every public school setting in which a student may be in a
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state of undress in the presence of other students, school personnel
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shall provide separate, distinct areas designated for use by students
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based on their biological sex to ensure the personal privacy and safety
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of students.
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3. Every public school restroom, locker room, and shower room
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designated for student use and which is accessible by multiple students
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at the same time shall be designated for and used only by students of
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the same biological sex. At no time shall a student be allowed to access
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a public school restroom, locker room, or shower room 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 his or her
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gender is different from his or her biological sex may be provided with
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alternative restroom, locker room, or shower room accommodations,
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provided that a parent or legal guardian of a minor child who makes
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such assertion shall provide written consent to use of such alternative
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accommodations. Such accommodations shall not include the use of
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student restrooms, locker rooms, or shower rooms designated for use
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by students of the opposite biological sex.
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(2) Acceptable accommodations may include but are not limited
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to access to single-stall restrooms, unisex restrooms, or controlled use
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of faculty restrooms, locker rooms, or shower rooms.
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