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This bill requires personnel at public schools and public charter schools in Maine to refer to students by the name and gender listed on their original birth certificate, which was submitted when the student enrolled, unless specific exceptions are met. The exceptions include: 1) the student's parent or guardian providing written permission to use a different name or gender, or 2) the school receiving official documentation of a legal name or gender change. The bill appears to be designed to standardize student identification and potentially limit the ability of students to be referred to by names or genders different from their birth certificate without parental consent. By enacting this provision under Title 20-A MRSA (Maine Revised Statutes Annotated), the legislation seeks to create a clear policy for how schools must address student names and gender identification, potentially impacting transgender or gender-nonconforming students and their families.

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https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1002&snum=132