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IA HF180
IA HF180A bill for an act relating to parental and guardian consent and information regarding the gender identity of students enrolled in a school district or charter school.(Formerly HF 9.)
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Introduced
In Committee
05/04/2023
05/04/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/16/2024
04/16/2024
Introduced Session
90th General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to parental and guardian consent and information regarding the gender identity of students enrolled in a school district or charter school. The bill prohibits school districts and charter schools from facilitating any accommodation that is intended to affirm a student’s gender identity, if that gender identity is different than the sex listed on the student’s official birth certificate, without the written consent of the student’s parent or guardian; encouraging or coercing any student to withhold information from the student’s parent or guardian related to the student’s gender identity; willfully withholding information from, or knowingly giving false or misleading information to, the parent or guardian of a student regarding the student’s gender identity or intention to transition to a gender that is different than the sex listed on a student’s official birth certificate; encouraging, pressuring, or coercing a student to undergo any medical procedure, treatment, or intervention that is designed to affirm the student’s gender identity if that gender identity is different than the sex listed on a student’s official birth certificate; or encouraging, pressuring, or coercing a student’s parent or guardian to allow the student to undergo any medical procedure, treatment, or intervention that is designed to affirm the student’s gender identity if that gender identity is different than the sex listed on the student’s official birth certificate. The bill defines “gender identity” as a gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.
AI Summary
This bill relates to parental and guardian consent and information regarding the gender identity of students enrolled in a school district or charter school. It prohibits school districts and charter schools from taking certain actions without the written consent of the student's parent or guardian, such as facilitating accommodations that affirm a student's gender identity if it is different from their birth sex, encouraging a student to withhold information about their gender identity from their parents, providing false or misleading information to parents about a student's gender identity, or pressuring a student or their parents to undergo medical procedures or interventions to affirm the student's gender identity. The bill defines "gender identity" as a gender-related identity of a person, regardless of their assigned sex at birth.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Education (House)
Last Action
Rereferred to Education. H.J. 1029. (on 05/04/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=HF180 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF180.html |
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