| 19 | | - | A school nurse, school counselor, teacher, administrator, or any other staff 4 |
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| 20 | | - | member, employed by a school district or accredited nonpublic school, must notify a 5 |
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| 21 | | - | student's parent or guardian if questions regarding a student's gender confusion or gender 6 |
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| 22 | | - | dysphoria are discussed with a student. 7 |
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| 23 | | - | Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-32: 8 |
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| 24 | | - | A school nurse, school counselor, teacher, administrator, or any other staff 9 |
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| 25 | | - | member employed by a school district or accredited nonpublic school may not: 10 |
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| 26 | | - | (1) Provide any instruction or presentation to a student with the purpose of studying, 11 |
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| 27 | | - | exploring, or informing the student about gender identity, gender expression, or 12 |
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| 28 | | - | the concept that a student's gender may be inconsistent with the student's 13 |
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| 29 | | - | biological sex at birth; 14 |
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| 30 | | - | (2) Encourage or coerce a student to withhold from the student's parent, legal 15 |
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| 31 | | - | guardian, or other custodian the fact that the student's perception of the student's 16 |
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| 32 | | - | gender or sex is inconsistent with the student's sex; or 17 |
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| 33 | | - | (3) Withhold from a student's parent, legal guardian, or other custodian, information 18 |
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| 34 | | - | related to a student's perception that the student's gender or sex is inconsistent 19 |
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| 35 | | - | with the student's sex. 20 |
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| 19 | + | Before a school counselor provides a direct counseling service to a student for the 4 |
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| 20 | + | first time, the school counselor, or another school staff member, must obtain the consent 5 |
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| 21 | + | of the student's parent or guardian. 6 |
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| 22 | + | For the purpose of sections 1 and 2 of this Act, “direct counseling service” means 7 |
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| 23 | + | an interaction, between a school counselor and a student, pertaining to mental, medical, 8 |
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| 24 | + | or emotional health and does not involve career planning or academic discussions. 9 |
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| 25 | + | Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-32: 10 |
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| 26 | + | A school counselor, or another school staff member, must notify a student's parent 11 |
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| 27 | + | or guardian: 12 |
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| 28 | + | (1) When a direct counseling service is provided to a student; 13 |
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| 29 | + | (2) If a subject is discussed during a direct counseling service that is substantially 14 |
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| 30 | + | different from those discussed during previous counseling sessions; and 15 |
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| 31 | + | (3) If questions regarding any of the following topics are discussed with a student 16 |
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| 32 | + | during a direct counseling service: 17 |
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| 33 | + | (a) Gender; 18 |
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| 34 | + | (b) Gender confusion; 19 |
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| 35 | + | (c) Gender dysphoria; 20 |
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| 36 | + | (d) Homosexuality; or 21 |
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| 37 | + | (e) Transsexuality. 22 |
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| 38 | + | Section 3. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-32: 23 25.222.21 2 1201 |
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| 39 | + | Underscores indicate new language. |
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| 40 | + | Overstrikes indicate deleted language. |
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| 41 | + | School counselors may not promote the concept that a student is a sex contrary to 1 |
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| 42 | + | the student's biological sex at birth. 2 |
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