Text of SD HB 1296 (2018)
Require each school board to establish a policy on the use of certain school district facilities by transgender persons.
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As introduced
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State of South Dakota
NINETY-THIRD SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2018
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HOUSE BILL NO. 1296
Introduced by: Representatives Goodwin, Brunner, DiSanto, Frye-Mueller, Howard,
Livermont, and Peterson (Sue) and Senators Jensen (Phil) and Nelson
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to require each school board to establish a policy on the use
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of certain school district facilities by transgender persons.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
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Section 1. That chapter 13-8 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
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The school board of each public school district in the state shall establish and make available
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to the public a policy regarding the use of the bathrooms and locker rooms located in schools
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within the school district by any transgender person.
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For the purposes of this Act, a transgender person is a person whose gender identity does
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not match the person's biological sex assigned at birth. The person's biological sex is the
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physical condition of being male or female as determined by the person's chromosomes and
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anatomy as identified at birth.
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