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1.As used in this section:
a.“Gender identity” means an individual’s subjective identification as male, female, or
neither male nor female. Gender identity shall not be considered a synonym or substitute for
sex or gender.
b.“License” means the same as defined in section 256.145.
c.“Practitioner” means the same as defined in section 256.145.
2.A school district shall not knowingly give false or misleading information to the parent
or guardian of a student regarding the student’s gender identity or intention to transition to a
gender that is different than the sex listed on a student’s official birth certificate or certificate
issued upon adoption if the certificate was issued at or near the time of the student’s birth.
3.If a student enrolled in a school district requests an accommod
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1. As used in this section:
a. “Gender identity” means an individual’s subjective identification as male, female, or
neither male nor female. Gender identity shall not be considered a synonym or substitute for
sex or gender.
b. “License” means the same as defined in section 256.145.
c. “Practitioner” means the same as defined in section 256.145.
2. A school district shall not knowingly give false or misleading information to the parent
or guardian of a student regarding the student’s gender identity or intention to transition to a
gender that is different than the sex listed on a student’s official birth certificate or certificate
issued upon adoption if the certificate was issued at or near the time of the student’s birth.
3. If a student enrolled in a school district requests an accommodation that is intended
to affirm the student’s gender identity from a licensed practitioner employed by the school
district, including a request that the licensed practitioner address the student using a name
or pronoun that is different than the name or pronoun assigned to the student in the school
district’s registration forms or records, the licensed practitioner shall report the student’s
requesttoanadministratoremployedbytheschooldistrict,andtheadministratorshallreport
the student’s request to the student’s parent or guardian.
4. If, after investigation, the department of education determines that a school district or
an employee of a school district has violated this section, the school district or employee of
the school district, as applicable, shall be subject to the following:
a. For the first violation of this section, the department of education shall issue a written
warning to the board of directors of the school district or the employee, as applicable.
b. (1) For a second or subsequent violation of this section, if the department of education
finds that a school district knowingly violated this section, the superintendent of the school
district shall be subject to a hearing conducted by the board of educational examiners
pursuant to section 256.146, subsection 13, which may result in disciplinary action.
(2) For a second or subsequent violation of this section, if the department of education
finds that an employee of the school district who holds a license, certificate, authorization,
or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners knowingly violated
this section, the employee shall be subject to a hearing conducted by the board of educational
examinerspursuanttosection256.146,subsection13,whichmayresultindisciplinaryaction.
5. The state board of education shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer
this section.