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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2003 By: Seifried
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to definitions and general
7 provisions; defining terms; requiring certain
8 changing rooms and restrooms to be designated for the
8 exclusive use of the male or female sex; prohibiting
9 certain individuals from entering a changing room or
9 restroom; directing certain entities to take certain
10 reasonable steps; providing certain exceptions;
10 prohibiting a student from being required to share
11 sleeping quarters; providing exceptions; directing
11 certain personnel to provide certain separate areas
12 under certain circumstances; requiring certain
12 institutions of higher education to provide certain
13 housing option; providing certain construction;
13 providing a cause of action for certain
14 circumstances; amending Section 1, Chapter 323,
14 O.S.L. 2022, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 283,
15 O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-125),
15 which relates to use of school district restrooms and
16 changing areas; modifying definition; defining terms;
16 requiring sleeping quarters to be designated in
17 certain manner; prohibiting a student from being
17 required to share sleeping quarters under certain
18 circumstances; providing exceptions; directing public
18 schools and charter schools to provide certain
19 designated areas; updating statutory language;
19 providing for codification; providing an effective
20 date; and declaring an emergency.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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1 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1750 of Title 25, unless there
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3 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 A. As used in this section:
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5 1. "Changing area" means an area in which a person may be in
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6 various stages of undress in the presence of other individuals. The
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7 term may include, but is not limited to, a locker room or shower
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8 room;
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9 2. "Coach" means a person employed by a postsecondary
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10 institution who is involved in the teaching or training of students
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11 participating in a postsecondary institution-sponsored athletic
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12 activity;
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13 3. "Covered entity" means:
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14 a. a postsecondary institution,
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15 b. a political subdivision in this state, and
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16 c. a domestic violence shelter that is state operated or
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17 state funded and provides services including food,
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18 housing, counseling, and assistance to victims of
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19 domestic violence or abuse and their minor dependent
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20 children in this state;
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21 4. "Female" shall have the same meaning as provided for in
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22 Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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23 5. "Male" shall have the same meaning as provided for in
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24 Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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1 6. "Multiple occupancy" means an area designed to be used by
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2 more than one individual at a time;
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3 7. "Postsecondary institution" means an institution of higher
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4 education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a
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5 technology center school district operating under the authority of
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6 the State Board of Career and Technology Education;
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7 8. "Postsecondary institution-sponsored athletic activity"
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8 means a sporting event that is supported by and affiliated with a
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9 postsecondary institution such as practices, games, matches, and
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10 tournaments;
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11 9. "Restroom" means a room that includes one or more toilets or
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12 urinals;
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13 10. "Sex" shall have the same meaning as provided for in
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14 Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
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15 11. "Sleeping quarters" means a room containing a bed and in
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16 which more than one individual is housed overnight.
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17 B. Each multiple occupancy changing room and restroom in a
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18 covered entity shall be designated for the exclusive use of the male
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19 sex or the exclusive use of the female sex. No individual shall
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20 enter a changing room or restroom in a covered entity unless it
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21 corresponds to the individual's sex.
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22 C. Covered entities shall take reasonable steps to provide
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23 individuals with privacy in changing areas, restrooms, and sleeping
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24 quarters from individuals of the opposite sex.
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1 D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an
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2 individual who enters a changing area, restroom, or sleeping
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3 quarters designated for the opposite sex in any of the following
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4 circumstances, provided that the changing area, restroom, or
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5 sleeping quarters is not in use:
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6 1. For custodial, maintenance, or inspection purposes;
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7 2. To render medical assistance;
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8 3. To render assistance by law enforcement;
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9 4. To provide services or render aid during a natural disaster,
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10 a declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat
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11 to good order or safety; or
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12 5. If a suitable meeting room or area is not available, a coach
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13 may enter a changing area or sleeping quarters before, during, or
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14 after a postsecondary institution-sponsored athletic activity,
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15 provided:
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16 a. all students present are fully clothed,
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17 b. the coach shall be accompanied by at least one
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18 additional adult at all times, and
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19 c. if the coach is the opposite sex of the students
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20 present, the coach shall be accompanied by at least
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21 one adult of the same sex as the students present.
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22 The accompanying adult shall not be a student.
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23 E. 1. During any activity or event authorized by a
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24 postsecondary institution during which students share sleeping
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1 quarters, no student shall be required to share sleeping quarters
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2 with an individual of the opposite sex unless such person is a
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3 member of the same family, such as a parent, legal guardian,
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4 sibling, or grandparent.
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5 2. In any other setting or facility on the campus of a
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6 postsecondary institution where an individual may be in a state of
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7 undress in the presence of others, postsecondary institution
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8 personnel shall provide separate, private areas designated for use
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9 by persons based on their sex. Except as provided in subsection D
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10 of this section, no individual shall enter such setting or facility
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11 unless he or she is a member of the same sex.
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12 F. An institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State
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13 System of Higher Education that offers housing for students shall
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14 provide the option to be housed only with persons of the same sex.
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15 G. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a
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16 covered entity from:
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17 1. Adopting policies necessary to accommodate persons protected
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18 under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, young children in
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19 need of assistance, or elderly persons requiring aid;
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20 2. Establishing restrooms, changing areas, or sleeping quarters
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21 for single occupancy or family use; or
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22 3. Redesignating a multiple occupancy restroom, changing room,
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23 or sleeping quarters designated for the exclusive use of one sex to
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24 the exclusive use of the opposite sex.
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1 H. 1. An individual who accesses a covered entity's restroom
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2 or changing area designated for the exclusive use of the
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3 individual's sex and encounters an individual of the opposite sex
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4 shall have a cause of action against the covered entity if the
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5 covered entity:
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6 a. provided the individual of the opposite sex permission
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7 to use the restroom or changing area, or
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8 b. failed to take reasonable steps to prohibit the
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9 individual of the opposite sex from using the restroom
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10 or changing area.
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11 2. Except as provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection E of
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12 this section, an individual who is required by a covered entity to
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13 share sleeping quarters with an individual of the opposite sex shall
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14 have a cause of action against the covered entity.
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15 3. Any cause of action brought pursuant to the provisions of
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16 this subsection shall be initiated within two (2) years of the
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17 incident occurring.
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18 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 323, O.S.L.
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19 2022, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 283, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S.
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20 Supp. 2025, Section 1-125), is amended to read as follows:
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21 Section 1-125. A. As used in this section:
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22 1. "Female" shall have the same meaning as provided for in
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23 Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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1 2. "Male" shall have the same meaning as provided for in
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2 Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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3 3. "Sex" means the physical condition of being male or female
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4 based on genetics and physiology, as identified on the individual's
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5 original birth certificate has the same meaning provided for in
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6 Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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7 2. 4. "Multiple occupancy restroom or changing area" means an
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8 area in a public school or public charter school building designed
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9 or designated to be used by more than one individual at a time,
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10 where individuals may be in various stages of undress in the
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11 presence of other individuals. The term may include, but is not
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12 limited to, a school restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower
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13 room;
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14 3. 5. "Coach" means a person employed by a public school
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15 district or public charter school who is involved in the teaching or
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16 training of students participating in a school-sponsored athletic
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17 activity; and
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18 4. 6. "School-sponsored athletic activity" means a sporting
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19 event that is supported by and affiliated with the school such as
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20 practices, games, matches, and tournaments; and
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21 7. "Sleeping quarters" means a room containing a bed and in
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22 which more than one individual is housed overnight.
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23 B. To ensure privacy and safety, each public school and public
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24 charter school that serves students in prekindergarten through
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1 twelfth grades in this state shall require every multiple occupancy
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2 restroom or, changing area, and sleeping quarters designated as
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3 follows:
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4 1. For the exclusive use of the male sex; or
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5 2. For the exclusive use of the female sex.
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6 C. Each public school or public charter school in this state
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7 shall provide a reasonable accommodation to any individual who does
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8 not wish to comply with the provisions of subsection B of this
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9 section. A reasonable accommodation shall be access to a single-
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10 occupancy restroom or, changing room, or sleeping quarters.
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11 D. 1. During any activity or event authorized by a public
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12 school or public charter school where students share sleeping
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13 quarters, no student shall be required to share sleeping quarters
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14 with a member of the opposite sex unless such person or persons are
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15 members of the same family, such as a parent, legal guardian,
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16 sibling, or grandparent.
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17 2. In any other facility or setting in a public school or
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18 public charter school where a person may be in a state of undress in
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19 the presence of others, public school and public charter school
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20 personnel shall provide separate, private areas designated for use
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21 by persons based on their sex. Except as provided for in subsection
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22 E of this section, no person shall enter such private areas unless
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23 he or she is a member of the sex allowed to use such private areas.
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1 E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
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2 individuals entering a multiple occupancy restroom or, changing
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3 area, or sleeping quarters designated for use by the opposite sex
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4 when entering in any of the following circumstances:
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5 1. For custodial, maintenance, or inspection purposes;
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6 2. To render emergency medical assistance; or
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7 3. To provide services or render aid during a natural disaster,
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8 a declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat
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9 to good order or safety; or
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10 4. If a suitable meeting room or area is not available, a coach
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11 may enter a locker room before, during, or after a school-sponsored
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12 athletic activity, provided:
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13 a. all students present are fully clothed,
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14 b. the coach shall be accompanied by at least one
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15 additional adult at all times, and
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16 c. if the coach is the opposite sex of the students
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17 present, the coach shall be accompanied by at least
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18 one adult of the same sex as the students present.
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19 The adult shall not be a current high school student.
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20 E. F. 1. Each school district board of education and public
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21 charter school governing board shall adopt a policy to provide
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22 disciplinary action for individuals who refuse to comply with the
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1 2. No school district board of education or charter school
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2 governing board shall adopt a policy contrary to the provisions of
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3 this section.
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4 F. G. Upon a finding of noncompliance with the provisions of
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5 subsections B, C, and D, and E of this section by the State Board of
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6 Education, the noncompliant school district or public charter school
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7 shall receive a five percent (5%) decrease in state funding for the
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8 school district or public charter school for the fiscal year
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9 following the year of noncompliance.
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10 G. H. A parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in and
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11 physically attending a public school district or public charter
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12 school shall have a cause of action against the public school
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13 district or public charter school for noncompliance with the
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14 provisions of subsections B, C, and D, and E of this section.
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15 H. I. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
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16 implement the provisions of this section.
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17 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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18 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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19 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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20 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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21 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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