Text of NM HB 394 (2023)

underscored material = new [bracketed material] = delete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 HOUSE BILL 394 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY John Block and Rod Montoya and Mark Duncan AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROHIBITING THE TEACHING OF GENDER REASSIGNMENT AND HORMONE BLOCKING MEDICATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WITHIN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USED WITHIN THE CLASSROOM; REQUIRING THE PRESENCE OF A PARENT WHEN GENDER REASSIGNMENT AND HORMONE BLOCKING MEDICATION ARE DISCUSSED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. A new section of the Public School Code is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] PROHIBITION OF THE TEACHING OF GENDER REASSIGNMENT AND HORMONE BLOCKING MEDICATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CONTAINING TRANSGENDER ISSUES USED WITHIN THE CLASSROOM.--Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, a public school shall not allow the teaching of gender .223806.2 underscored material = new [bracketed material] = delete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 reassignment and hormone blocking medication. If a licensed school nurse, school counselor or teacher discusses gender reassignment and hormone blocking medication in any school setting, including after-school programs offered by the school district, a parent of a concerned school-aged person shall be present. A public school shall not use or purchase any instructional materials for use within a classroom containing any instruction on gender reassignment and hormone blocking medication." - 2 - .223806.2