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Senate advances bill requiring parental involvement in school gender-transition policies

Utah Senate · January 19, 2023
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Summary

First Substitute Senate Bill 100 would require schools to involve a parent or guardian before adopting a formal gender-transition policy that staff must follow. Sponsor said the bill affirms parental rights; the Senate advanced the bill to third reading, 23-6.

Senator Weiler told the Senate that First Substitute Senate Bill 100 would require schools to involve a parent or guardian before adopting any formal gender-transition policy that "every employee, every teacher, every staff member would be expected to follow." He said the education code already defines "parent" to include a…

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