Text of TN HB 2633 (2022)

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student pronouns.

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<BillNo> <Sponsor> HOUSE BILL 2633 By Cochran HB2633 011296 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student pronouns. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 51, is amended by adding the following as a new section: A teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA: (1) Is not required to use a student's preferred pronoun when referring to the student if the preferred pronoun is not consistent with the student's biological sex; (2) Is not civilly liable for using a pronoun that is consistent with the biological sex of the student to whom the teacher or employee is referring, even if the pronoun is not the student's preferred pronoun; and (3) Is not subject to adverse employment action for not using a student's preferred pronoun that is inconsistent with the student's biological sex. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.