| 5 | 5 | | By Representatives Butler, Stadthagen, Yarbrough, Robertson, |
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| 6 | 6 | | Harrison, Whorton, Rehm, Wood (D), DuBose, Shaver, Standridge, |
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| 7 | 7 | | Shedd, Gidley, Lamb, Shaw, Paschal, Lipscomb, Kiel |
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| 8 | 8 | | RFD: Education Policy |
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| 9 | 9 | | First Read: 11-Feb-25 |
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| 19 | + | SYNOPSIS: |
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| 20 | + | Under existing law, classroom instruction or |
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| 21 | + | discussions regarding gender identity or sexual |
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| 22 | + | orientation may not be provided to public school |
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| 23 | + | students in kindergarten through fifth grade in a |
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| 24 | + | manner that is not age or developmentally appropriate |
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| 25 | + | or is not in accordance with state standards. |
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| 26 | + | This bill would prohibit classroom instruction |
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| 27 | + | or discussions related to gender identity or sexual |
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| 28 | + | orientation from being provided to public school |
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| 29 | + | students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. |
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| 30 | + | This bill would prohibit public preK-12 teachers |
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| 31 | + | and education employees from displaying a flag or |
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| 32 | + | insignia relating to sexual orientation or gender |
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| 33 | + | identity on school property. |
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| 34 | + | This bill would also prohibit public preK-12 |
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| 35 | + | teachers and education employees from referring to a |
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| 36 | + | student by pronouns inconsistent with the student's |
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| 37 | + | biological sex at birth. |
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| 22 | | - | Relating to education; to amend Section 16-40A-5, Code |
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| 23 | | - | of Alabama 1975; to prohibit classroom instruction in public |
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| 24 | | - | school prekindergarten through the twelfth grade related to |
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| 25 | | - | gender identity or sexual orientation; to prohibit education |
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| 26 | | - | employees from displaying certain flags and insignia in public |
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| 27 | | - | preK-12 schools; and to prohibit education employees from |
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| 28 | | - | referring to a student by pronouns inconsistent with the |
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| 29 | | - | student's biological sex. |
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| 30 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: |
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| 31 | | - | Section 1. Section 16-40A-5, Code of Alabama 1975, is |
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| 32 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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| 33 | | - | "§16-40A-5 |
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| 34 | | - | (a) An individual or group of individuals providing |
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| 35 | | - | classroom instruction to students in kindergarten |
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| 36 | | - | prekindergarten through the fifthtwelfth grade at a public |
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| 37 | | - | K-12 preK-12 school shall not engage in classroom discussion |
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| 38 | | - | or provide classroom instruction regarding sexual orientation |
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| 39 | | - | or gender identity in a manner that is not age appropriate or |
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| 40 | | - | developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with |
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| 41 | | - | state standards. |
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| 70 | + | Relating to education; to amend Section 16-40A-5, Code |
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| 71 | + | of Alabama 1975; to prohibit classroom instruction in public |
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| 72 | + | school prekindergarten through the twelfth grade related to |
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| 73 | + | gender identity or sexual orientation; to prohibit education |
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| 74 | + | employees from displaying certain flags and insignia in public |
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| 75 | + | preK-12 schools; and to prohibit education employees from |
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| 76 | + | referring to a student by pronouns inconsistent with the |
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| 77 | + | student's biological sex. |
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| 78 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: |
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| 79 | + | Section 1. Section 16-40A-5, Code of Alabama 1975, is |
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| 80 | + | amended to read as follows: |
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| 81 | + | "§16-40A-5 |
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| 82 | + | (a) An individual or group of individuals providing |
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| 83 | + | classroom instruction to students in kindergarten |
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| 84 | + | prekindergarten through the fifthtwelfth grade at a public |
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| 85 | + | K-12 preK-12 school shall not engage in classroom discussion |
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| 86 | + | or provide classroom instruction regarding sexual orientation |
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| 87 | + | or gender identity in a manner that is not age appropriate or |
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| 88 | + | developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with |
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| 74 | | - | sexual orientation or gender identity in a classroom of a |
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| 75 | | - | public preK-12 school. |
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| 76 | | - | (b)(c) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules |
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| 77 | | - | for the implementation and enforcement of this section." |
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| 78 | | - | Section 2. This act shall become effective on July 1, |
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| 79 | | - | 2025. |
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| 92 | + | sexual orientation or gender identity in a classroom or on the |
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| 93 | + | property of a public preK-12 school. |
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| 94 | + | (c) No teacher, or other public preK-12 employee, may |
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| 95 | + | intentionally address a student by a pronoun or title that is |
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| 96 | + | inconsistent with the student's biological sex at birth. |
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| 97 | + | (b)(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules |
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