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14	19		AN ACT CONCERNING IN TERSEX PERSONS.
15	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	21		Assembly convened:
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18	23		Section 1. Section 46a-51 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
19	24		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
20	25		As used in section 4a-60a and this chapter: 3
21	26		(1) "Blind" refers to an individual whose central visual acuity does 4
22	27		not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or whose 5
23	28		visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation 6
24	29		in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field 7
25	30		subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees; 8
26	31		(2) "Commission" means the Commission on Human Rights and 9
27	32		Opportunities created by section 46a-52; 10
28	33		(3) "Commission legal counsel" means a member of the legal staff 11
29	34		employed by the commission pursuant to section 46a-54; 12
30	35		(4) "Commissioner" means a member of the commission; 13
31	36		(5) "Court" means the Superior Court or any judge of said court; 14
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	42	+	(6) "Discrimination" includes segregation and separation; 15
39	43		(7) "Discriminatory employment practice" means any discriminatory 16
40	44		practice specified in section 46a-60 or 46a-81c; 17
41	45		(8) "Discriminatory practice" means a violation of section 4a-60, 4a-18
42	46		60a, 4a-60g, 31-40y, 46a-58, 46a-59, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-64c, 46a-66, 46a-19
43	47		68, 46a-68c to 46a-68f, inclusive, or 46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, 20
44	48		subsection (a) of section 46a-80 or sections 46a-81b to 46a-81o, 21
45	49		inclusive; 22
46	50		(9) "Employee" means any person employed by an employer but 23
47	51		shall not include any individual employed by such individual's 24
48	52		parents, spouse or child; 25
49	53		(10) "Employer" includes the state and all political subdivisions 26
50	54		thereof and means any person or employer with three or more persons 27
51	55		in such person's or employer's employ; 28
52	56		(11) "Employment agency" means any person undertaking with or 29
53	57		without compensation to procure employees or opportunities to work; 30
54	58		(12) "Labor organization" means any organization which exists for 31
55	59		the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing 32
56	60		with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of 33
57	61		employment, or of other mutual aid or protection in connection with 34
58	62		employment; 35
59	63		(13) "Intellectual disability" means intellectual disability as defined 36
60	64		in section 1-1g; 37
61	65		(14) "Person" means one or more individuals, partnerships, 38
62	66		associations, corporations, limited liability companies, legal 39
63	67		representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and the state 40
64	68		and all political subdivisions and agencies thereof; 41
65	69		(15) "Physically disabled" refers to any individual who has any 42
66		-	chronic physical handicap, infirmity or impairment, whether 43
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	75	+	chronic physical handicap, infirmity or impairment, whether 43
	76	+	congenital or resulting from bodily injury, organic processes or 44
74	77		changes or from illness, including, but not limited to, epilepsy, 45
75	78		deafness or being hard of hearing or reliance on a wheelchair or other 46
76	79		remedial appliance or device; 47
77	80		(16) "Respondent" means any person alleged in a complaint filed 48
78	81		pursuant to section 46a-82 to have committed a discriminatory 49
79	82		practice; 50
80	83		(17) "Discrimination on the basis of sex" includes but is not limited 51
81	84		to discrimination related to pregnancy, child-bearing capacity, 52
82	85		sterilization, fertility, intersex characteristics or related medical 53
83	86		conditions. As used in this subdivision, "intersex" means a condition in 54
84	87		which an individual is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy or 55
85	88		chromosome pattern that does not fit the typical definition of male or 56
86	89		female; 57
87	90		(18) "Discrimination on the basis of religious creed" includes but is 58
88	91		not limited to discrimination related to all aspects of religious 59
89	92		observances and practice as well as belief, unless an employer 60
90	93		demonstrates that the employer is unable to reasonably accommodate 61
91	94		to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or 62
92	95		practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's 63
93	96		business; 64
94	97		(19) "Learning disability" refers to an individual who exhibits a 65
95	98		severe discrepancy between educational performance and measured 66
96	99		intellectual ability and who exhibits a disorder in one or more of the 67
97	100		basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using 68
98	101		language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in a diminished 69
99	102		ability to listen, speak, read, write, spell or to do mathematical 70
100	103		calculations; 71
101	104		(20) "Mental disability" refers to an individual who has a record of, 72
102	105		or is regarded as having one or more mental disorders, as defined in 73
103		-	the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's 74
104		-	"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"; [and] 75 Substitute Bill No. 388
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111	113		(21) "Gender identity or expression" means a person's gender-76
112	114		related identity, appearance or behavior, whether or not that gender-77
113	115		related identity, appearance or behavior is different from that 78
114	116		traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at 79
115	117		birth, which gender-related identity can be shown by providing 80
116	118		evidence including, but not limited to, medical history, care or 81
117	119		treatment of the gender-related identity, consistent and uniform 82
118	120		assertion of the gender-related identity or any other evidence that the 83
119	121		gender-related identity is sincerely held, part of a person's core 84
120	122		identity or not being asserted for an improper purpose; [.] and 85
121	123		(22) "Veteran" means veteran as defined in subsection (a) of section 86
122	124		27-103. 87
123	125		Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 1-1h of the general statutes is 88
124	126		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 89
125	127		October 1, 2019): 90
126	128		(a) Any person who does not possess a valid motor vehicle 91
127	129		operator's license may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for 92
128	130		an identity card. The application for an identity card shall be 93
129	131		accompanied by the birth certificate of the applicant or a certificate of 94
130	132		identification of the applicant issued and authorized for such use by 95
131	133		the Department of Correction. Such application shall include: (1) The 96
132	134		applicant's name; (2) the applicant's address; (3) whether the address is 97
133	135		permanent or temporary; (4) the applicant's date of birth; (5) notice to 98
134	136		the applicant that false statements on such application are punishable 99
135	137		under section 53a-157b; and (6) such other pertinent information as the 100
136	138		Commissioner of Motor Vehicles deems necessary. [A] The applicant 101
137	139		shall pay a fee of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents [shall be paid] to 102
138	140		the department upon issuance to the applicant of an identity card 103
139	141		which contains a picture of the applicant and specifies the applicant's 104
140	142		height, sex and eye color. An intersex applicant shall have the option 105
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141	148		of identifying the applicant's sex as intersex. The commissioner shall 106
142	149		accept as proof of such applicant's identification as intersex, in a form 107
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	150	+	and manner prescribed by the commissioner, evidence of such 108
150	151		applicant's intersex characteristics and specify such applicant's sex as 109
151	152		intersex on such applicant's identity card. The applicant shall sign the 110
152	153		application in the presence of an official of the department. The 111
153	154		commissioner may waive the fee for any applicant (A) who has 112
154	155		voluntarily surrendered such applicant's motor vehicle operator's 113
155	156		license, (B) whose license has been refused by the commissioner 114
156	157		pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section 14-36, (C) who 115
157	158		is both a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, and 116
158	159		blind, as defined in subsection (a) of section 1-1f, or (D) who is a 117
159	160		resident of a homeless shelter or other facility for homeless persons. 118
160	161		The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 119
161	162		provisions of chapter 54, to establish the procedure and qualifications 120
162	163		for the issuance of an identity card to any such homeless applicant. As 121
163	164		used in this subsection, "intersex" means a condition in which an 122
164	165		individual is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy or 123
165	166		chromosome pattern that does not fit the typical definition of male or 124
166	167		female. 125
167	168		Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) For purposes of issuing a 126
168	169		motor vehicle operator's license, including, but not limited to, a 127
169	170		commercial driver's license, in accordance with part III of chapter 246 128
170	171		of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall 129
171	172		accept as proof of an individual's identification as intersex, in a form 130
172	173		and manner prescribed by the commissioner, evidence of an 131
173	174		individual's intersex characteristics. The commissioner shall specify the 132
174	175		sex of any individual who submits such evidence as intersex on such 133
175	176		individual's license. As used in this section, "intersex" means a 134
176	177		condition in which an individual is born with a reproductive or sexual 135
177	178		anatomy or chromosome pattern that does not fit the typical definition 136
178	179		of male or female. 137
179	180		Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 7-48 of the general statutes is 138
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	188	+	(a) Not later than ten days after each live birth which occurs in this 141
189	189		state, a birth certificate shall be filed with the registrar of vital statistics 142
190	190		in the town in which the birth occurred and the certificate shall be 143
191	191		registered if properly filed, by manual or electronic systems as 144
192	192		prescribed by the commissioner. [On and after January 1, 1994, each] 145
193		-	Each hospital with two hundred or more live births in ~~any~~ calendar 146
194		-	~~year [~~1990, or any subsequent calendar year,] shall electronically 147
195		-	~~transmit~~ birth information data to the department in a computer 148
196		-	~~format~~ approved by the department. Each birth certificate shall contain 149
197		-	~~such~~ information as the department may require and shall be 150
198		-	~~completed in~~ its entirety. The department shall accept evidence of a 151
199		-	~~child's intersex~~ characteristics, in a form and manner prescribed by the 152
200		-	~~commissioner,~~ and allow for the specification of the child's sex as 153
201		-	~~intersex on the~~ child's birth certificate. Medical and health information 154
202		-	~~which is~~ required by the department, including information regarding 155
	193	+	Each hospital with two hundred or more live births [in calendar year 146
	194	+	1990, or any subsequent calendar year,] shall electronically transmit 147
	195	+	birth information data to the department in a computer format 148
	196	+	approved by the department. Each birth certificate shall contain such 149
	197	+	information as the department may require and shall be completed in 150
	198	+	its entirety. The department shall accept evidence of a child's intersex 151
	199	+	characteristics, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, 152
	200	+	and allow for the specification of the child's sex as intersex on the 153
	201	+	child's birth certificate. Medical and health information which is 154
	202	+	required by the department, including information regarding 155
203	203		voluntary acknowledgments of paternity and whether the child was 156
204	204		born out of wedlock, shall be recorded on a confidential portion of the 157
205	205		certificate to be sent directly to the department. Such confidential 158
206	206		records may be used for statistical and health purposes by the 159
207	207		department or by a local director of health, as authorized by the 160
208	208		department, for records related to the town served by the local director 161
209	209		of health and where the mother was a resident at the time of the birth 162
210	210		of the child. Such birth certificate and confidential records may be used 163
211	211		internally by the hospital for records transmitted by the hospital for 164
212	212		statistical, health and quality assurance purposes. The department 165
213	213		shall give due consideration to national uniformity in vital statistics in 166
214	214		prescribing the format and content of such certificate. As used in this 167
215	215		subsection, "intersex" means a condition in which an individual is born 168
216	216		with a reproductive or sexual anatomy or chromosome pattern that 169
217	217		does not fit the typical definition of male or female. 170
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220	225		(a) To protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records, a certificate 173
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	226	+	registered under chapter 93 may be amended only in accordance with 174
228	227		sections 19a-41 to 19a-45, inclusive, chapter 93, regulations adopted by 175
229	228		the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to chapter 54 and 176
230	229		uniform procedures prescribed by the commissioner. Only the 177
231	230		commissioner may amend birth certificates to reflect changes 178
232	231		concerning parentage, [or] gender change or change in designation of 179
233	232		sex by an intersex person. Amendments related to parentage, [or] 180
234	233		gender change or change in designation of sex by an intersex person 181
235	234		shall result in the creation of a replacement certificate that supersedes 182
236	235		the original, and shall in no way reveal the original language changed 183
237	236		by the amendment. Any amendment to a vital record made by the 184
238	237		registrar of vital statistics of the town in which the vital event occurred 185
239	238		or by the commissioner shall be in accordance with such regulations 186
240	239		and uniform procedures. 187
241	240		(b) The commissioner and the registrar of vital statistics shall 188
242	241		maintain sufficient documentation, as prescribed by the commissioner, 189
243	242		to support amendments and shall ensure the confidentiality of such 190
244	243		documentation as required by law. The date of amendment and a 191
245	244		summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the 192
246	245		amendment shall be endorsed on or made part of the record and the 193
247	246		original certificate shall be marked "Amended", except for 194
248	247		amendments due to parentage, [or] gender change or change in 195
249	248		designation of sex by an intersex person. When the registrar of the 196
250	249		town in which the vital event occurred amends a certificate, such 197
251	250		registrar shall, within ten days of making such amendment, forward 198
252	251		an amended certificate to the commissioner and to any registrar 199
253	252		having a copy of the certificate. When the commissioner amends a 200
254		-	birth certificate, including changes due to parentage, [or] gender 201
255		-	~~change or~~ designation of sex by an intersex person, the commissioner 202
256		-	~~shall~~ forward an amended certificate to the registrars of vital statistics 203
	253	+	birth certificate, including changes due to parentage, [or] gender or 201
	254	+	designation of sex by an intersex person, the commissioner shall 202
	255	+	forward an amended certificate to the registrars of vital statistics 203
257	256		affected and their records shall be amended accordingly. 204
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259	263		that has been changed and shall be marked "Amended", except for 206
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267	265		sex by an intersex person. The original certificate in the case of 208
268	266		parentage or gender change shall be physically or electronically sealed 209
269	267		and kept in a confidential file by the department and the registrar of 210
270	268		any town in which the birth was recorded, and may be unsealed for 211
271	269		issuance only as provided in section 7-53 or upon a written order of a 212
272	270		court of competent jurisdiction. The amended certificate shall become 213
273	271		the official record. 214
274	272		(d) (1) Upon receipt of (A) an acknowledgment of paternity 215
275	273		executed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 216
276	274		46b-172 by both parents of a child born out of wedlock, or (B) a 217
277	275		certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction 218
278	276		establishing the paternity of a child born out of wedlock, the 219
279	277		commissioner shall include on or amend, as appropriate, such child's 220
280	278		birth certificate to show such paternity if paternity is not already 221
281	279		shown on such birth certificate and to change the name of the child 222
282	280		under eighteen years of age if so indicated on the acknowledgment of 223
283	281		paternity form or within the certified court order as part of the 224
284	282		paternity action. If a person who is the subject of a voluntary 225
285	283		acknowledgment of paternity, as described in this subdivision, is 226
286	284		eighteen years of age or older, the commissioner shall obtain a 227
287	285		notarized affidavit from such person affirming that he or she agrees to 228
288	286		the commissioner's amendment of such person's birth certificate as 229
289	287		such amendment relates to the acknowledgment of paternity. The 230
290	288		commissioner shall amend the birth certificate for an adult child to 231
291	289		change his or her name only pursuant to a court order. 232
292	290		(2) If another father is listed on the birth certificate, the 233
293	291		commissioner shall not remove or replace the father's information 234
294	292		unless presented with a certified court order that meets the 235
295	293		requirements specified in section 7-50, or upon the proper filing of a 236
296	294		rescission, in accordance with the provisions of section 46b-172. The 237
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298	301		remove or change the father's name and to change the name of the 239
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306	303		accordance with the provisions of section 46b-172. Birth certificates 241
307	304		amended under this subsection shall not be marked "Amended". 242
308	305		(e) When the parent or parents of a child request the amendment of 243
309	306		the child's birth certificate to reflect a new mother's name because the 244
310	307		name on the original certificate is fictitious, such parent or parents 245
311	308		shall obtain an order of a court of competent jurisdiction declaring the 246
312	309		putative mother to be the child's mother. Upon receipt of a certified 247
313	310		copy of such order, the department shall amend the child's birth 248
314	311		certificate to reflect the mother's true name. 249
315	312		(f) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of 250
316	313		competent jurisdiction changing the name of a person born in this state 251
317	314		and upon request of such person or such person's parents, guardian, or 252
318	315		legal representative, the commissioner or the registrar of vital statistics 253
319	316		of the town in which the vital event occurred shall amend the birth 254
320	317		certificate to show the new name by a method prescribed by the 255
321	318		department. 256
322	319		(g) When an applicant submits the documentation required by the 257
323	320		regulations to amend a vital record, the commissioner shall hold a 258
324	321		hearing, in accordance with chapter 54, if the commissioner has 259
325	322		reasonable cause to doubt the validity or adequacy of such 260
326	323		documentation. 261
327	324		(h) When an amendment under this section involves the changing of 262
328	325		existing language on a death certificate due to an error pertaining to 263
329	326		the cause of death, the death certificate shall be amended in such a 264
330	327		manner that the original language is still visible. A copy of the death 265
331	328		certificate shall be made. The original death certificate shall be sealed 266
332	329		and kept in a confidential file at the department and only the 267
333	330		commissioner may order it unsealed. The copy shall be amended in 268
334	331		such a manner that the language to be changed is no longer visible. 269
335		-	The copy shall be a public document. 270
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	338	+	(i) The commissioner shall issue a new birth certificate to reflect a 271
343	339		gender change upon receipt of the following documents submitted in 272
344	340		the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner: (1) A written 273
345	341		request from the applicant, signed under penalty of law, for a 274
346	342		replacement birth certificate to reflect that the applicant's gender 275
347	343		differs from the sex designated on the original birth certificate; (2) a 276
348	344		notarized affidavit by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 or 277
349	345		holding a current license in good standing in another state, an 278
350	346		advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378 or 279
351	347		holding a current license in good standing in another state, or a 280
352	348		psychologist licensed pursuant to chapter 383 or holding a current 281
353	349		license in good standing in another state, stating that the applicant has 282
354	350		undergone surgical, hormonal or other treatment clinically appropriate 283
355	351		for the applicant for the purpose of gender transition; and (3) if an 284
356	352		applicant is also requesting a change of name listed on the original 285
357	353		birth certificate, proof of a legal name change. The new birth certificate 286
358	354		shall reflect the new gender identity by way of a change in the sex 287
359	355		designation on the original birth certificate and, if applicable, the legal 288
360	356		name change. 289
361	357		(j) The commissioner shall issue a new birth certificate to reflect a 290
362	358		change in designation of sex by a person as an intersex person upon 291
363	359		receipt of the following documents submitted in the form and manner 292
364	360		prescribed by the commissioner: (1) A written request from the 293
365	361		applicant, signed under penalty of law, for a replacement birth 294
366	362		certificate to reflect that the applicant seeks to change the designation 295
367	363		of sex on the original birth certificate; (2) a notarized affidavit by a 296
368	364		physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 or holding a current license 297
369	365		in good standing in another state, an advanced practice registered 298
370	366		nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378 or holding a current license in 299
371	367		good standing in another state, or a psychologist licensed pursuant to 300
372	368		chapter 383 or holding a current license in good standing in another 301
373	369		state, stating that the applicant has intersex characteristics; and (3) if an 302
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374	375		applicant is also requesting a change of name listed on the original 303
375	376		birth certificate, proof of a legal name change. The new birth certificate 304
376		-	shall reflect the newly designated sex by way of a change in the sex 305 Substitute Bill No. 388
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	377	+	shall reflect the newly designated sex by way of a change in the sex 305
383	378		designation on the original birth certificate and, if applicable, the legal 306
384	379		name change. 307
385	380		Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) An agency, as defined in 308
386	381		section 1-200 of the general statutes, that requires a person to identify 309
387	382		the person's sex for any reason shall accept as proof of the person's 310
388		-	identification as intersex an identity card or motor vehicle operator's 311
389		-	license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a birth 312
390		-	certificate issued by the Department of Public Health or a registrar of 313
391		-	vital statistics and shall specify the person's sex as intersex on any 314
392		-	documentation generated by such agency on which the sex of the 315
393		-	person is identified. For purposes of this section, "intersex" means a 316
394		-	condition in which an individual is born with a reproductive or sexual 317
395		-	anatomy or chromosome pattern that does not fit the typical 318
396		-	definitions of male or female. 319
397		-	Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 320
398		-	study the circumstances in which a surgery related to a person's 321
399		-	intersex status is medically necessary. 322
400		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 323
401		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 324
402		-	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 325
403		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 326
404		-	Representatives; 327
405		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 328
406		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 329
407		-	Representatives; and 330
408		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 331
409		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of 332
410		-	this section may be a member of the General Assembly. 333 Substitute Bill No. 388
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418		-	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 335
419		-	filled by the appointing authority. 336
420		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 337
421		-	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 338
422		-	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 339
423		-	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 340
424		-	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 341
425		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 342
426		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 343
427		-	health shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 344
428		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 345
429		-	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 346
430		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 347
431		-	relating to public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 348
432		-	11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 349
433		-	that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 350
	383	+	identification as intersex, in a form and manner prescribed by the 311
	384	+	department or agency, evidence of such person's intersex 312
	385	+	characteristics and, on any documentation generated by such 313
	386	+	department or agency on which the sex of the person is identified, 314
	387	+	specify the person's sex as intersex. For purposes of this section, 315
	388	+	"intersex" means a condition in which an individual is born with a 316
	389	+	reproductive or sexual anatomy or chromosome pattern that does not 317
	390	+	fit the typical definitions of male or female. 318
434	391		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
435	392		sections:
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437	394		Section 1 October 1, 2019 46a-51
438	395		Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 1-1h(a)
439	396		Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 New section
440	397		Sec. 4 October 1, 2019 7-48(a)
441	398		Sec. 5 October 1, 2019 19a-42
442	399		Sec. 6 October 1, 2019 New section
443		-	Sec. 7 from passage New section
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445		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
446		-	In Section 6, "such department or agency" was changed to "such
447		-	agency" for internal consistency.
	401	+	Statement of Purpose:
	402	+	To address the needs of the intersex community who have suffered
	403	+	from discrimination and inaccurate documentation of their sex by
	404	+	providing relief from such issues.
	405	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	406	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	407	+	not underlined.]
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449		-	PH Joint Favorable Subst.
	409	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
	410	+	REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.; REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist.
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