Bill > SB0009

This bill amends the Michigan Revised School Code to establish requirements for restroom and changing area usage in public schools. Specifically, the bill mandates that multiple-occupancy restrooms and changing areas must be used by pupils solely based on their biological sex, which is defined as the physical condition of being male or female as stated on an individual's original birth certificate. The bill provides several exceptions to this rule, allowing individuals to enter restrooms or changing areas designated for the opposite biological sex for purposes such as custodial work, maintenance, medical assistance, accompanying a pupil who needs help, receiving assistance, or when the restroom has been temporarily designated for their biological sex. The bill defines a "multiple-occupancy restroom or changing area" as a space designed for more than one pupil to use simultaneously where pupils may be in various stages of undress, including restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, and shower rooms. An "authorized caregiver" is also defined by referencing an existing state law. The bill aims to regulate access to shared school facilities based on biological sex, potentially impacting transgender and gender-nonconforming students.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0009