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HB 616

"Don't Say Gay"

Prohibits:

• Discussions or materials about sexual orientation or gender identity in grades K-3

• Teaching or providing materials about sexual orientation or gender that is not "age appropriate" in grades 4-12

• Teachers receiving education or renewing licensure for anything involving "inherently racist concepts" including (but not limited to) critical race theory, the 1619 project, and diversity, equity, and inclusion learning outcomes

HB 454

"Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act"

Prohibits:

• Gender transition procedures for those under 18, meaning any medical or surgical services or prescriptions related to gender transition

• Nurses, counselors, teachers or staff in public or private schools from withholding information about a student's gender or sexuality or encouraging a student to keep their identities a secret from their guardians

• Insurance reimbursement for gender transition procedures

HB 61

"Save Women's Sports Act"

Prohibits:

• Being on a gendered sports team that does not match your sex assigned at birth at any institution that regulates interscholastic sports competitions (including universities)

• Taking action against a school for having students on gendered sports teams that do not match their sex assigned at birth

• Any retaliation, including legal, against an individual who reports a violation of this act

• ALSO NOTE: if the sex of a student is disputed, it must be validated by a physician based on internal or external reproductive anatomy, normal endogenously (naturally) produced hormone levels, or a genetic analysis