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2	2	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
3	3	SENATE BILL NO. 115
4	4	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5	5	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BRATTIN.
6	6	0741S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	To amend chapters 160, 161, and 167, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections relating to
9	9	elementary and secondary education.
10	10
11	11	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
12	12	Section A. Chapters 160, 161, and 167, RSMo, are amended 1
13	13	by adding thereto four new sections, to be known as sections 2
14	14	160.2550, 161.856, 161.1140, and 167.177, to read as follows:3
15	15	160.2550. 1. As used in this section, the term 1
16	16	"divisive concepts" shall mean concepts that promote t he 2
17	17	following ideas: 3
18	18	(1) One race or sex is inherently superior to another 4
19	19	race or sex; 5
20	20	(2) The United States is fundamentally racist or 6
21	21	sexist; 7
22	22	(3) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or 8
23	23	sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or o ppressive, whether 9
24	24	consciously or unconsciously; 10
25	25	(4) An individual should be discriminated against or 11
26	26	receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or 12
27	27	her race or sex; 13
28	28	(5) Members of one race or sex cannot avoid treating 14
29	29	others differently with respect to race or sex; 15
30	30	(6) An individual's moral character is necessarily 16
31	31	determined by his or her race or sex; 17 SB 115 2
32	32	(7) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or 18
33	33	sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past 19
34	34	by other members of the same race or sex; 20
35	35	(8) Any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, 21
36	36	anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on 22
37	37	account of his or her race or sex; 23
38	38	(9) Meritocracy or traits such as a strong work ethic 24
39	39	are racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race 25
40	40	to oppress another race; 26
41	41	(10) Ideas that promote any form of race or sex 27
42	42	stereotyping, including ascribing character traits, values, 28
43	43	moral and ethical codes, privileges, status, or beliefs to a 29
44	44	race, sex, or an individual because of his or her race or 30
45	45	sex; or 31
46	46	(11) Ideas that promote any form of race or sex 32
47	47	scapegoating, including assigning fault, blame, or conscious 33
48	48	or unconscious bias to one or more members of a race or sex 34
49	49	and including claims that, consciously or unconsciously, any 35
50	50	person is inherently racist, sexist, or inclined to oppress 36
51	51	others by virtue of his or her race or sex. 37
52	52	2. School districts are prohibited from the following: 38
53	53	(1) Teaching about The 1619 Pr oject initiative of The 39
54	54	New York Times or any successor theory or concept, critical 40
55	55	race theory or any successor theory or concept, any divisive 41
56	56	concepts, or any successor concepts or theories 42
57	57	substantially similar to The 1619 Project initiative of The 43
58	58	New York Times or critical race theory; 44
59	59	(2) Implementing training or orientation for teachers 45
60	60	or staff that involves racial stereotyping or that seeks to 46
61	61	assign blame to individuals based on race or sex; 47 SB 115 3
62	62	(3) Creating projects or assignments that compel 48
63	63	students to lobby or engage in political activism on behalf 49
64	64	of a specific policy or social issue; 50
65	65	(4) Forcing teachers to discuss a current 51
66	66	controversial topic of public policy or any particular 52
67	67	social issues. If a teacher does choo se to teach such 53
68	68	topics, the teaching shall be done with an aim to teach the 54
69	69	issue from both sides and without showing preference or 55
70	70	deference to one perspective; 56
71	71	(5) Enforcing policies at schools that prevent 57
72	72	students from engaging in and discus sing concepts and topics 58
73	73	of traditional American history such as founding documents 59
74	74	and the founding fathers. 60
75	75	3. In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for 61
76	76	the social studies curriculum for each grade level from 62
77	77	kindergarten through grade twelve, each school district 63
78	78	shall adopt essential knowledge and skills that develop each 64
79	79	student's civic knowledge, including: 65
80	80	(1) An understanding of: 66
81	81	(a) The fundamental moral, political, and intellectual 67
82	82	foundations of the American expe riment in self-government; 68
83	83	(b) The history, qualities, traditions, and features 69
84	84	of civic engagement in the United States; 70
85	85	(c) The structure, function, and processes of 71
86	86	government institutions at the federal, state, and local 72
87	87	levels; 73
88	88	(d) The founding documents of the United States, 74
89	89	including: 75
90	90	a. The Declaration of Independence; 76
91	91	b. The United States Constitution; 77
92	92	c. The Federalist Papers, including Essays 10 and 51; 78 SB 115 4
93	93	d. Excerpts from Alexis de Tocqueville's Democra cy in 79
94	94	America; 80
95	95	e. The transcript of the first Lincoln -Douglas debate; 81
96	96	and 82
97	97	f. The writings of the founding fathers of the United 83
98	98	States; and 84
99	99	(e) The history and importance of: 85
100	100	a. The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; 86
101	101	and 87
102	102	b. The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Nineteenth 88
103	103	Amendments to the United States Constitution; 89
104	104	(2) The ability to: 90
105	105	(a) Analyze and determine the reliability of 91
106	106	information sources; 92
107	107	(b) Formulate and articulate reasoned positions; 93
108	108	(c) Understand the manner in which local, state, and 94
109	109	federal governments work and operate through the use of 95
110	110	simulations and models of governmental and democratic 96
111	111	processes; 97
112	112	(d) Actively listen and engage in civil discourse, 98
113	113	including discourse with those with different viewpoints; 99
114	114	(e) Responsibly participate as a citizen in a 100
115	115	constitutional democracy; and 101
116	116	(f) Effectively engage with governmental institutions 102
117	117	at the local, state, and federal levels; and 103
118	118	(3) An appreciation of: 104
119	119	(a) The importance and responsibility of participating 105
120	120	in civic life; 106
121	121	(b) A commitment to the United States and its form of 107
122	122	government; and 108
123	123	(c) A commitment to free speech and civil discourse. 109 SB 115 5
124	124	4. School districts are prohib ited from accepting 110
125	125	private funding for the purposes of teaching any curriculum 111
126	126	substantially similar to critical race theory or The 1619 112
127	127	Project initiative of The New York Times. 113
128	128	5. The attorney general may investigate school 114
129	129	districts to determine compliance with this section. If any 115
130	130	school district is determined to have violated the 116
131	131	provisions of this section, such district shall have fifty 117
132	132	percent of its state aid under chapter 163 withheld, until 118
133	133	the district presents evidence to the dep artment of 119
134	134	elementary and secondary education that the district is no 120
135	135	longer in violation of this section. 121
136	136	161.856. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
137	137	cited as the "Sunlight in Learning Act". 2
138	138	2. The department of elemen tary and secondary 3
139	139	education shall ensure that the following information is 4
140	140	displayed on each public school and charter school website 5
141	141	in an easily and publicly accessible location: 6
142	142	(1) All instructional or training materials and 7
143	143	activities used for staff and faculty training; 8
144	144	(2) All learning materials and activities used for 9
145	145	student instruction. Such display of materials or 10
146	146	activities shall identify, at a minimum: 11
147	147	(a) The title, author, organization, and any website 12
148	148	associated with each material and activity; 13
149	149	(b) A link to the learning material, if publicly 14
150	150	available on the internet; or, if not freely and publicly 15
151	151	available, a brief description of the learning material and 16
152	152	information on how to request review of a copy of the 17
153	153	learning material; 18
154	154	(c) If the learning material was created for non - 19
155	155	public use, the identity of the teacher, staff member, 20 SB 115 6
156	156	school official, or outside presenter who created it. Such 21
157	157	identification may be indicated by a personal title and la st 22
158	158	initial if referring to a teacher, staff member, or school 23
159	159	official; 24
160	160	(d) The full text or a copy of any learning materials 25
161	161	or educational activities, including presentations, videos, 26
162	162	and audio recordings, used for student instruction at the 27
163	163	school, if those works were created by the school board or a 28
164	164	teacher or staff member employed under the authority of the 29
165	165	school board. This section does not require the posting of 30
166	166	academic assessments or academic tests; 31
167	167	(e) If the activity involve s service-learning, 32
168	168	internships, or collaboration with outside organizations 33
169	169	after regular school hours for course credit, the name of 34
170	170	the organization should be listed, along with the number of 35
171	171	students engaged in service -learning, internships, or 36
172	172	collaboration with that organization. The name of the 37
173	173	students involved shall not be posted; 38
174	174	(3) Any procedures for the documentation, review, or 39
175	175	approval of the lesson plans, training, learning, or 40
176	176	curricular materials, or activities used for staf f and 41
177	177	faculty training or student instruction at the school, 42
178	178	including by the principal, curriculum administrators, or 43
179	179	other teachers; and 44
180	180	(4) At each school with a catalog or documented 45
181	181	inventory of the resources available to students in its 46
182	182	school library, a listing of available resources in the 47
183	183	library. 48
184	184	3. For the purposes of this section, the following 49
185	185	terms mean: 50
186	186	(1) "Activities", include, but are not limited to, 51
187	187	assemblies, guest lectures, action -oriented civics learning 52 SB 115 7
188	188	assignments or projects, including the actual or simulated 53
189	189	contacting of government officials or any requirement to 54
190	190	advocate for or comment on a contemporary political or 55
191	191	social issue or participate in organized political activity, 56
192	192	social demonstrations, or other field trips or projects, 57
193	193	service-learning, internships, or other forms of 58
194	194	collaboration with outside organizations after regular 59
195	195	school hours for course credit or as a class project or 60
196	196	assignment, or other educational events facilitated by the 61
197	197	institution's faculty or staff, including those conducted by 62
198	198	outside individuals or organizations, excluding 63
199	199	presentations given by students enrolled at the school; 64
200	200	(2) "Learning materials", include, but are not limited 65
201	201	to, the following: all te xtbooks, reading materials, videos, 66
202	202	audio recordings, presentations, digital materials, 67
203	203	websites, instructional handouts and worksheets, syllabi, 68
204	204	and online applications for a phone, laptop, or tablet; 69
205	205	(3) "Lesson plan", the daily, weekly, or othe r 70
206	206	routinely produced guide, description, or outline of the 71
207	207	instruction to be provided by a teacher to students at the 72
208	208	school; 73
209	209	(4) "Original materials", learning materials owned or 74
210	210	licensed by the school district, school, charter school, 75
211	211	faculty, or staff that are used for student instruction; 76
212	212	(5) "Used for student instruction": 77
213	213	(a) Assigned, distributed, or otherwise presented to 78
214	214	students in any course for which students receive academic 79
215	215	credit or in any educational capacity in whic h participation 80
216	216	of the student body is required by the school or in which a 81
217	217	majority of students in a given grade level participate; 82 SB 115 8
218	218	(b) Applies also to any materials from among which 83
219	219	students are required to select one or more, if the 84
220	220	available selection is restricted to specific titles. 85
221	221	4. Nothing in subsection 2 of this section shall be 86
222	222	construed to require the digital reproduction or posting of 87
223	223	copies of the learning materials themselves, where such 88
224	224	reproduction would infringe upon co pyrighted material; but 89
225	225	in such cases, the school should offer a link to a publicly 90
226	226	available website describing and offering access to the 91
227	227	learning materials, if possible; and upon request, if the 92
228	228	materials are not offered free of charge, provide the 93
229	229	learning materials for public inspection, as required under 94
230	230	paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) subsection 2 of this 95
231	231	section, at the school building where the learning materials 96
232	232	or activities are used for student instruction, and no later 97
233	233	than thirty days after requested. To the extent 98
234	234	practicable, each school shall make any and all learning 99
235	235	materials, including original materials, available for 100
236	236	public inspection and allow the public to copy, scan, 101
237	237	duplicate, or photograph portions of original materi als 102
238	238	within the limits of "fair use" under Section 107 of the 103
239	239	federal Copyright Act as set forth in 17 U.S.C. Section 104
240	240	107. Copyrighted digital learning materials shall be made 105
241	241	available for public inspection as required under 106
242	242	subsections 13 and 14 of this section. 107
243	243	5. Subsection 2 of this section shall not require the 108
244	244	separate reporting of individual components of learning 109
245	245	materials that are published together as a single volume. 110
246	246	Articles, videos, or other materials from websites that are 111
247	247	used for student instruction should be identified, where 112
248	248	possible, with an internet address specific to the relevant 113
249	249	content used for student instruction. 114 SB 115 9
250	250	6. The information required by subsection 2 of this 115
251	251	section shall be displayed online prior to the first 116
252	252	instance of training or instruction, or, at the latest, 117
253	253	fourteen days after the training or instruction. Such 118
254	254	information shall be organized by school, grade, teacher, 119
255	255	and subject, and remain displayed on the school website for 120
256	256	at least two years. For privacy purposes, teachers and 121
257	257	staff employed by the school may request that a school use a 122
258	258	personal title and last initial in lieu of a full name. The 123
259	259	date of the latest modification or update to such 124
260	260	information shall be displayed on th e same website location. 125
261	261	7. To prepare and host the listing of materials and 126
262	262	activities pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, a 127
263	263	school: 128
264	264	(1) May utilize a collaborative online document or 129
265	265	spreadsheet software that allows multiple authoriz ed users 130
266	266	to update or make additions to posted content on an ongoing 131
267	267	basis, as long as a link to the listing is publicly 132
268	268	accessible via the school website; 133
269	269	(2) May satisfy the requirements of subdivision (2) of 134
270	270	subsection 2 of this section by pos ting a copy or the full 135
271	271	text of the lesson plans submitted to the school principal 136
272	272	or other staff by instructors at the school in the current 137
273	273	year, provided that the lesson plans provide equivalent 138
274	274	detail of the learning materials and activities used f or 139
275	275	student instruction as required by subdivision (2) of 140
276	276	subsection 2 of this section, and that any such learning 141
277	277	materials and activities not recorded on the lesson plans 142
278	278	are also disclosed via a publicly accessible portion of the 143
279	279	school website in the manner prescribed by subdivision (2) 144
280	280	of subsection 2 of this section. 145 SB 115 10
281	281	8. The listing of materials and activities pursuant to 146
282	282	subsection 2 of this section shall be created and displayed 147
283	283	in searchable or sortable electronic formats. 148
284	284	9. A school whose materials or activities are selected 149
285	285	independently by instructors at a school with fewer than 150
286	286	twenty enrolled students is not required to post a list of 151
287	287	learning materials and activities pursuant to this section. 152
288	288	10. The attorney general, commissioner of education, 153
289	289	state auditor, prosecuting or circuit attorney for the 154
290	290	county in which an alleged violation of this section occurs, 155
291	291	or a resident of the school district in which an alleged 156
292	292	violation of this section occurs, may initiate a suit in the 157
293	293	jurisdiction in which the school district, public school, 158
294	294	public charter school, or other governmental entity 159
295	295	responsible for the oversight of public secondary or 160
296	296	elementary schools is located for the purpose of complying 161
297	297	with this section. 162
298	298	11. An attorney acting on behalf of a school district, 163
299	299	public school, public charter school, or the department of 164
300	300	elementary and secondary education may request a legal 165
301	301	opinion of the prosecuting attorney or the attorney general 166
302	302	as to whether a particular piece of training, learning, or 167
303	303	curricular material or activity fits under this section and 168
304	304	has been disclosed in a manner complying with this section. 169
305	305	12. The court which has jurisdiction over the school 170
306	306	district or charter school may order the production of any 171
307	307	learning materials or other materials or activities, as 172
308	308	specified in this section, improperly withheld from the 173
309	309	complainant. In such a case, the court shall determine the 174
310	310	matter de novo, and may examine the contents of suc h 175
311	311	materials in camera to determine whether such materials or 176
312	312	any part thereof shall be withheld. The court may assess 177 SB 115 11
313	313	against the school district or charter school reasonable 178
314	314	attorney's fees and other costs reasonably incurred in any 179
315	315	case under this section in which the complainant has 180
316	316	prevailed. In the event of noncompliance with the order of 181
317	317	the court, the court may punish for contempt the responsible 182
318	318	official or employee. Courts shall not entertain complaints 183
319	319	under this section unless complai nants have first attempted 184
320	320	to remedy the alleged noncompliance by contacting school 185
321	321	officials, and if not resolved to the satisfaction of the 186
322	322	complainant by school officials within fifteen days, by 187
323	323	contacting the school board, which shall have forty -five 188
324	324	days to resolve the alleged noncompliance. 189
325	325	13. Neither the department nor the school board of a 190
326	326	public school, including the governing body of a public 191
327	327	charter school, nor any staff employed thereby and acting in 192
328	328	the course of their official d uties, shall purchase or 193
329	329	contract for copyrighted learning materials to be used for 194
330	330	student instruction at the school, including the renewal of 195
331	331	subscription-based materials for which students are provided 196
332	332	individual login credentials or access via elec tronic 197
333	333	personal devices, unless provision is made to allow parents 198
334	334	and guardians of enrolled students to review the materials 199
335	335	within thirty days of the submission of a written request to 200
336	336	the school. The means of provision shall include at least 201
337	337	one of the following: 202
338	338	(1) Providing access to the materials at the school 203
339	339	site during the school's normal hours of operation within 204
340	340	thirty days of written request; or 205
341	341	(2) Providing temporary remote access or login 206
342	342	credentials to at least one copy of the materials for review 207
343	343	for at least a twenty -four-hour period following each 208 SB 115 12
344	344	request, not to exceed one request per item per household 209
345	345	during each thirty-day period. 210
346	346	14. The parent or guardian reviewing copyrighted 211
347	347	digital materials shall n ot be required as a condition of 212
348	348	reviewing the materials to enter into terms of a 213
349	349	nondisclosure agreement nor waive any rights beyond 214
350	350	complying with federal copyright law. 215
351	351	15. The department of elementary and secondary 216
352	352	education may promulgate ru les to carry out the provisions 217
353	353	of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 218
354	354	term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under 219
355	355	the authority delegated in this section shall become 220
356	356	effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 221
357	357	the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 222
358	358	536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 223
359	359	if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 224
360	360	pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 225
361	361	date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 226
362	362	held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 227
363	363	authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 228
364	364	2025, shall be invalid and void. 229
365	365	161.1140. 1. This act may be cited as the " Parents' 1
366	366	Bill of Rights Act of 2025". 2
367	367	2. No school district shall deny to the parent or 3
368	368	guardian of a minor child any or all of the following rights: 4
369	369	(1) The right to fully review, in physical or digital 5
370	370	optical character recognition format, and make copies of, 6
371	371	the curricula, books, and other educational materials used 7
372	372	by the school attended by their minor child or school 8
373	373	district that serves such school. This right shall be 9
374	374	understood to: 10 SB 115 13
375	375	(a) Include a right to affirmative disclos ure of class 11
376	376	syllabi and reading lists to the parent or guardian of a 12
377	377	minor child by the school attended by their minor child or 13
378	378	school district that serves such school; and 14
379	379	(b) Prohibit a requirement that an individual sign a 15
380	380	nondisclosure agreement as a condition of viewing or 16
381	381	otherwise accessing curricular materials; 17
382	382	(2) The right to access information on the teachers, 18
383	383	guest lecturers, and outside presenters who engage with 19
384	384	students at the school attended by their minor child. This 20
385	385	right shall be understood to prohibit schools from 21
386	386	permitting or requiring the attendance of minor children at 22
387	387	school assemblies, field trips, and other extracurricular 23
388	388	activities, absent affirmative consent from their parent or 24
389	389	guardian; 25
390	390	(3) The right to access information on all third -party 26
391	391	individuals and organizations that receive contracts or 27
392	392	other funding through the school attended by their minor 28
393	393	child or the school district that serves such school; 29
394	394	(4) The right to visit their mino r child at school 30
395	395	during school hours; 31
396	396	(5) The right to access all records generated by the 32
397	397	school attended by their minor child or the school district 33
398	398	that serves such school that concerns their minor child; 34
399	399	(6) The right to access informat ion pertaining to the 35
400	400	collection and transmission of data regarding their minor 36
401	401	child by the school attended by their minor child or the 37
402	402	school district that serves such school. This right shall 38
403	403	be understood to: 39
404	404	(a) Include a right to access in formation on any 40
405	405	outside entity, including an accreditor, marketing 41 SB 115 14
406	406	consultancy, or third -party clearing-house, to which student 42
407	407	data, whether anonymized or not, is transferred; 43
408	408	(b) Prohibit the collection, by the school attended by 44
409	409	their minor child or the school district that serves such 45
410	410	school, of any biometric data or other sensitive personal 46
411	411	information from the minor child, absent affirmative consent 47
412	412	by a parent or guardian of the minor child; and 48
413	413	(c) Require that schools and school districts serving 49
414	414	such schools make available processes by which the parent or 50
415	415	guardian of a minor child may object in writing to, and deny 51
416	416	consent to, the use of videographic, photographic, or audio 52
417	417	depictions of their minor child by the school or sc hool 53
418	418	district serving such school; 54
419	419	(7) The right to be heard at school board meetings or 55
420	420	other governance hearings pertaining to the school attended 56
421	421	by their minor child or the school district that serves such 57
422	422	school. This right shall be underst ood to require that 58
423	423	school board meetings or other governance hearings 59
424	424	pertaining to curricula, safety, and other student issues be 60
425	425	conducted publicly and allow for public comments; 61
426	426	(8) The right to be notified of situations affecting 62
427	427	the safety of their minor child at school. This right shall 63
428	428	be understood to require, but is not limited to requiring, 64
429	429	that schools notify parents or guardians within forty -eight 65
430	430	hours of any or all of the following incidents: 66
431	431	(a) Physical assaults occurrin g on school premises; 67
432	432	(b) Sexual assaults occurring on school premises; 68
433	433	(c) Appearances of weapons on school premises; 69
434	434	(d) Drug use or possession on school premises; 70
435	435	(e) Police investigations on school premises; and 71
436	436	(f) Crimes, including misdemeanors, committed by 72
437	437	teachers or other school or school district employees, 73 SB 115 15
438	438	whether such offenses were committed on or off the campus of 74
439	439	a school; 75
440	440	(9) The right to object to the instructional materials 76
441	441	and other materials used i n their child's classroom based on 77
442	442	the parent's beliefs that such materials are inappropriate 78
443	443	for whatever reason and to be assured that such 79
444	444	objectionable materials are not taught to the parent's child. 80
445	445	3. Any person who is denied one or more of the rights 81
446	446	identified in subsection 2 of this section may bring a civil 82
447	447	action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive 83
448	448	relief. 84
449	449	4. In any case in which the attorney general has 85
450	450	reason to believe that an interest of the residents of t his 86
451	451	state has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the 87
452	452	engagement of any entity in an act or practice denying one 88
453	453	or more of the rights identified in subsection 2 of this 89
454	454	section, the attorney general may bring a civil action on 90
455	455	behalf of the residents of the state in a court of competent 91
456	456	jurisdiction to obtain injunctive relief. 92
457	457	5. If a school district is found by a court of a 93
458	458	competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject to 94
459	459	further appeal to have violated the provisions of this 95
460	460	section, the department of elementary and secondary 96
461	461	education may withhold up to fifty percent of the state aid 97
462	462	for such district due to such school district under chapter 98
463	463	163 for the following fiscal year. 99
464	464	167.177. 1. Any school district in the state may 1
465	465	adopt the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of this section 2
466	466	if approved by vote of residents of the school district. 3
467	467	2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 4
468	468	(1) "Public school", the same definition as in section 5
469	469	160.011; 6 SB 115 16
470	470	(2) "Sex", an individual's biological sex based solely 7
471	471	on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at 8
472	472	birth. 9
473	473	3. No public school shall knowingly allow a student of 10
474	474	the male sex who is enrolled in such public school to 11
475	475	participate on a school -sponsored athletic team that is 12
476	476	exclusively for students of the female sex. 13
477	477	4. Beginning July 1, 2026, the joint committee on 14
478	478	education shall study student athletic events that are 15
479	479	exclusively for males or exclu sively for females and the 16
480	480	impact of a policy that prohibits participation in those 17
481	481	events by individuals who are of the opposite sex. Before 18
482	482	January 1, 2027, the joint committee shall report its 19
483	483	findings and recommendations, with any legislation requ ired 20
484	484	to implement the recommendations, to the general assembly. 21
485	485	5. The attorney general may investigate any school 22
486	486	district that he or she believes may be in violation of this 23
487	487	section. Any school district found to be in violation of 24
488	488	this section shall have fifty percent of any state revenues 25
489	489	appropriated to such school district pursuant to chapter 163 26
490	490	withheld until such school district provides evidence to the 27
491	491	department of elementary and secondary education that the 28
492	492	school district is in co mpliance with this section. 29
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