Compare WV HB 2071 (2025) and WV SB 515 (2024)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- WV HB 2071 (2025) · West Virginia · 2025 · Failed
- WV SB 515 (2024) · West Virginia · 2024 · Failed
337 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| WV HB 2071 (2025) | WV SB 515 (2024) |
|---|---|
| A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-29, relating to prohibiting a public school student from being required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing; requiring each public school to afford the parent, custodian, or guardian of a child subject to instruction with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity advance written notification of such instruction and of their right to exempt the child from participation; prohibiting a public school and the county board employees assigned to the school from knowing… | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-29, relating to prohibiting a public school student from being required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing; requiring each public school to afford the parent, custodian, or guardian of a child subject to instruction with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity advance written notification of such instruction and of their right to exempt the child from participation; prohibiting a public school and the county board employees assigned to the school from knowing… |
| report the student's request to the student's parent, custodian, or guardian | report the student's request to the student's parent, custodian or guardian |
| required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity | required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity |
| if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing | if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing |
| afford the parent, custodian, or guardian of a child subject to instruction with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity | afford the parent, custodian, or guardian of a child subject to instruction with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity |
| advance written notification of such instruction and of their right to exempt the child from participation | advance written notification of such instruction and of their right to exempt the child from participation |
| A public school and the county board employees assigned to the school | a public school and the county board employees assigned to the school |
| false or misleading information to the parent, custodian, or guardian of a student regarding the student's gender identity or intention to transition to a gender that is different than the sex listed on a student's official birth certificate or certificate issued upon adoption if the certificate was issued at or near the time of the | false or misleading information to the parent, custodian, or guardian of a student regarding the student’s gender identity or intention to transition to a gender that is different than the sex listed on a student’s official birth certificate or certificate issued upon adoption if the certificate was issued at or near the time of the |
| an accommodation that is intended to affirm the student's gender identity from a person employed by the public school | an accommodation that is intended to affirm the student’s gender identity from a person employed by the public school |
| to an administrator employed by the county board and assigned to the school, and | to an administrator employed by the county board and assigned to the school; and |
| board and assigned to the school; and require the administrator to report the student’s request to the student’s parent, custodian, or guardian. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added | board and assigned to the school; and require the administrator to report the student’s request to the student’s parent, custodian, or guardian. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added |