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CS/SB 1320: Child Protection in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K -12 ; Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Child Protection in Public Schools; Defining the term “sex”; prohibiting an employee, contractor, or student of a public school from being required to refer to a person using personal titles or pronouns that do not correspond with that person’s sex; prohibiting classroom instruction by school personnel on sexual orientation or gender identity until grade 9; providing that such prohibition applies to charter schools; providing that materials used to teach reproductive health or any disease as part of certain courses must be approved by the Department of Education; requiring district school boards to adopt and publish a specified process relating to student access to certain materials, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/2/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1069 (Ch. 2023-105), HB 5101 (Ch. 2023-245) -SJ 685
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2023 Senate • Filed
3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/15/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 03/20/23, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/20/2023 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 9 NAYS 3
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/21/2023 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K -12 read 1st time
3/22/2023 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
4/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/13/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 6
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/23
5/2/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 684
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1069 -SJ 685
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1069 (Ch. 2023-105), HB 5101 (Ch. 2023-245) -SJ 685