Bill > HB1005

This bill amends South Dakota's education laws to provide for the designated use of public school multi-occupancy rooms and sleeping rooms. The key provisions are: 1) It defines "sex" as a person's immutable, biological sex at birth. 2) It requires school administrators to designate multi-occupancy shower rooms, changing rooms, and restrooms for exclusive use by members of the same biological sex. Students who are unable or unwilling to use these designated rooms can request a reasonable accommodation, such as access to a single-occupancy facility. 3) It allows students to file a private cause of action against a school district if they encounter a member of the opposite biological sex in a designated multi-occupancy facility, or if a district employee permits such use. 4) It requires school administrators to designate multi-occupancy overnight sleeping rooms for exclusive use by members of the same biological sex, with similar reasonable accommodation provisions. 5) It provides for state-funded legal representation and financial responsibility if a school district is sued for implementing these provisions.

Government Affairs, Justice

https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/22690