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Sponsor expands draft to bar instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation through grade 12; committee introduces RS
Summary
Representative Dale Hawkins expanded a prior K–3 draft and introduced RS 32554 to cover instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation across K–12. Lawmakers asked for clearer statutory definitions and raised questions about how the draft would affect instruction across subject areas.
Representative Dale Hawkins, R-District 2, introduced RS 32554 on March 3, 2025, a revised draft that would expand earlier K–3 restrictions to K–12 instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation. Hawkins said the change followed feedback from parents who objected to limiting the restriction to third grade.
Hawkins said the draft targets instruction about "what people think about their sexual orientation" and "gender identity" rather than…
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