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This bill requires all residential educational programs in Tennessee that involve minors to strictly segregate multi-occupancy restrooms, changing areas, and showers by biological sex as defined in § 1-3-105(c), which refers to the individual's sex assigned at birth. The bill applies to all such programs, regardless of their type or duration, and specifically targets programs where minors stay overnight, including those in elementary and secondary schools. The legislation mandates that these facilities separate spaces like bathrooms, changing rooms, and showers based on immutable biological characteristics, ensuring that students can only use facilities that correspond to their sex assigned at birth. The bill covers various educational settings and contexts where minors might participate in residential programs, and it will take effect immediately upon becoming law. By implementing these requirements, the bill aims to establish clear, sex-based segregation in shared facilities for minors in educational settings across Tennessee.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0472&ga=114