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'Given Name Act' clears Senate amid heated debate over pronouns, parental notice and legal remedies
Summary
The Kansas Senate passed SB76, the 'Given Name Act,' after intense floor debate over parental notice, employee conscience protections and a new private civil remedy tied to compelled speech.
The Kansas Senate approved Senate Bill 76 on Feb. 20 after a lengthy floor debate that focused on schools, parental notification and employment protections.
The bill, titled the Given Name Act on the floor, requires written parental permission before a school employee may address a minor by a name or pronoun inconsistent with the child’s biological sex in school settings. It also provides that school employees cannot be subjected to adverse employment action for declining to use a preferred name or pronoun, and it creates a civil cause of action for a…
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