FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.1197
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
2650H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter160,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoprivateschool
immunityfromcivilliabilityforcertainactions,withanemergencyclause.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter160,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection160.231,toreadasfollows:
160.231.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Multiple-occupancyrestroomorchangingarea",anareainaprivateschool
3buildingdesignedordesignatedtobeusedbymorethanoneindividualatatimeand
4whereindividualsmaybeinvariousstagesofundressinthepresenceofother
5individuals.Thetermincludes,butisnotlimitedto,aschoolrestroom,lockerroom,
6changingroom,orshowerroom;
7 (2)"Sex",thephysicalconditionofbeingmaleorfemalebasedongeneticsand
8physiologyasidentifiedontheindividual'soriginalbirthcertificate.
9 2.Aprivateschoolthatservesstudentsinprekindergartentogradetwelveshall
10notbecivillyliableforestablishing,toensureprivacyandsafety,oneormoremultiple-
11occupancyrestroomsorchangingareasdesignatedasfollows:
12 (1)Fortheexclusiveuseofthemalesex;or
13 (2)Fortheexclusiveuseofthefemalesex.
14 3.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoindividualsenteringa
15multiple-occupancyrestroomorchangingareadesignatedforusebytheoppositesex
16whenentering:
17 (1)Forcustodial,maintenance,orinspectionpurposes;
18 (2)Torenderemergencymedicalassistance;or
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19 (3)Asaparentorguardianaccompanyingtheirchild,whoiseightyearsofage
20oryounger,withthepermissionoftheschool.
21 4.(1)Nopoliticalsubdivisionshalladoptanyordinance,rule,orregulation
22prohibitingaprivateschoolfromestablishingoneormoremultiple-occupancy
23restroomsorchangingareasasprovidedinthissection.
24 (2)Ifapoliticalsubdivisionadoptsanordinance,rule,orregulationinviolation
25ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,suchpoliticalsubdivisionshallpaytheattorney's
26feesandcostsincurredbyaprivateschoolinsuchprivateschool'slegaldefenseagainst
27suchordinance,rule,orregulation.
SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoprotectprivateschoolsfrom
2liabilityandallowpreparationforthe2025-26schoolyear,sectionAofthisactisdeemed
3necessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthepublichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,and
4isherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyactwithinthemeaningoftheconstitution,andsection
5Aofthisactshallbeinfullforceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval.
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