25.222.22 100th Legislative Session 1201
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1201
HOUSE EDUCATION ENGROSSED
Introduced by: Representative Manhart
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An Act to establish requirements for school employees regarding gender ideology . 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 2
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-32: 3
A school nurse, school counselor, teacher, administrator, or any other staff 4
member, employed by a school district or accredited nonpublic school, must notify a 5
student's parent or guardian if questions regarding a student's gender confusion or gender 6
dysphoria are discussed with a student. 7
Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-32: 8
A school nurse, school counselor, teacher, administrator, or any other staff 9
member employed by a school district or accredited nonpublic school may not: 10
(1) Provide any instruction or presentation to a student with the purpose of studying, 11
exploring, or informing the student about gender identity, gender expression, or 12
the concept that a student's gender may be inconsistent with the student's 13
biological sex at birth; 14
(2) Encourage or coerce a student to withhold from the student's parent, legal 15
guardian, or other custodian the fact that the student's perception of the student's 16
gender or sex is inconsistent with the student's sex; or 17
(3) Withhold from a student's parent, legal guardian, or other custodian, information 18
related to a student's perception that the student's gender or sex is inconsistent 19
with the student's sex. 20