Bill > H5407

This bill, known as the "South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act," would amend the state's laws to require that every public school restroom and changing facility accessible by multiple persons be designated for use only by members of one sex. It defines key terms like "sex," "restroom," and "changing facility," and outlines provisions for accommodating disabled persons, young children, and others who may need assistance. The bill also allows students who encounter a person of the opposite sex in a facility designated for their own sex to bring a private cause of action against the school if it improperly allowed that person to use the facility or failed to prohibit their presence. The bill aims to ensure privacy and separate facilities based on biological sex in public schools.