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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0957 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001680 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators E Morgan, and DeLuca |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: May 01, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Judiciary |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-21 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 16-21-36.1. Parental notification. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) As used in this section, "school" means all public supported schools for students in 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | grades kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) to include, but not limited to, charter schools. 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (b) A school principal shall notify the parents of an unemancipated minor student if the 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | student: 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) Discloses to an employee or staff member of the school that the student has conflicted 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | feelings about or is having difficulty handling or coping with the student's gender identity or gender 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | expression; or 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) Changes, expresses or indicates a desire to change, or makes a request to change the 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | student's name, attire or pronoun, title, or word to identify the student in a manner that is 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | inconsistent with the student's biological sex at birth. 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (c) Not later than five (5) business days after the date on which an employee or staff 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | member receives a disclosure or information described in subsection (b) of this section, the 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | employee or staff member shall report the disclosure or information to a school principal, 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | administrator, or supervisor in a manner prescribed by the school's principal. 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (d) Not later than five (5) business days after the date on which a school principal, 18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | administrator, or supervisor receives a report described in subsection (c) of this section, the school 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | principal shall provide notification to a parent as required by subsection (b). 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (e) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require a school psychologist, a school 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | nurse, a school social worker, or a school counselor to violate any provision of federal or state law. 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 4 |
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| 54 | 54 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 55 | 55 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 56 | 56 | | OF |
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| 57 | 57 | | A N A C T |
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| 58 | 58 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS |
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| 59 | 59 | | *** |
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| 60 | 60 | | This act would require a public school, including a charter school, to notify the parent of 1 |
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| 61 | 61 | | an unemancipated minor, if the student: (1) Makes a certain disclosure concerning the student's 2 |
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| 62 | 62 | | gender identity or gender expression to an employee or staff member of the school; or (2) Changes, 3 |
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| 63 | 63 | | expresses a desire to change, or makes a request to change the student's name, attire, or pronoun, 4 |
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| 64 | 64 | | title, or word to identify the student, in a manner that is inconsistent with the student's biological 5 |
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| 65 | 65 | | sex at birth. The act would also require an employee or staff member of a school to report the 6 |
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| 66 | 66 | | disclosure or information. 7 |
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| 67 | 67 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 8 |
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