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This bill addresses privacy protections and sex-based distinctions in various public and educational facilities in Utah. The legislation focuses on establishing clear guidelines for sex-designated spaces in schools, government facilities, higher education institutions, and student housing. Key provisions include requiring individuals to use privacy spaces (such as restrooms, changing rooms, and dormitory units) that correspond with their sex as designated on their unamended birth certificate, with exceptions for unisex or single-occupant facilities and intersex individuals. The bill also mandates that higher education institutions develop guidance for student housing that ensures individual privacy and compliance with sex-designation requirements. Additionally, the legislation requires government entities to create privacy compliance plans, consider privacy-enhancing modifications in existing facilities, and potentially contact law enforcement if certain privacy-related offenses occur in public facilities. The bill aims to protect individual privacy while providing specific frameworks for sex-based distinctions in various public and educational settings, with most provisions set to take effect on June 1, 2025.

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