(a)As used in this section:
(i)"Coach" means a person, including but not limited
to coaches, assistant coaches or athletic trainers, employed by
or contracted with a public school who is involved in the
teaching, coaching or training of students participating in a
school-sponsored activity;
(ii)"Female" means a person who has, had, will have
or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional
or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at
some point produces, transports and utilizes eggs for
fertilization;
(iii)"Male" means a person who has, had, will have
or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional
or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at
some point produces, transports and utilizes sperm for
fertilization;
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(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Coach" means a person, including but not limited
to coaches, assistant coaches or athletic trainers, employed by
or contracted with a public school who is involved in the
teaching, coaching or training of students participating in a
school-sponsored activity;
(ii) "Female" means a person who has, had, will have
or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional
or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at
some point produces, transports and utilizes eggs for
fertilization;
(iii) "Male" means a person who has, had, will have
or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional
or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at
some point produces, transports and utilizes sperm for
fertilization;
(iv) "Restroom" or "changing room" means a room in a
public school building designed or designated to be used by one
(1) or more persons, where persons may be in various stages of
undress in the presence of other persons. The term includes but
is not limited to a school restroom, locker room, changing room
or shower room;
(v) "School-sponsored activity" means an event that
is supported and affiliated with the school;
(vi) "Sex" means a person's biological sex, either
male or female;
(vii) "Sleeping quarters" means an area with at least
one (1) bed or cot in which at least one (1) person is housed
overnight on or off public school property when attending a
school-sponsored activity.
(b) To ensure privacy and safety, each public school
district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through
twelfth grade in this state shall require every multiple
occupancy restroom, changing room or sleeping quarters to be
designated as follows:
(i) For the exclusive use of the male sex; or
(ii) For the exclusive use of the female sex.
(c) Each public school district shall provide a reasonable
accommodation to any person who does not wish to use a multiple
occupancy restroom, changing room or sleeping quarters in
accordance with the designation required under subsection (b) of
this section. For purposes of this subsection, a reasonable
accommodation shall include a single-occupancy restroom,
changing room or sleeping quarters. A reasonable accommodation
granted under this subsection shall not include access to a
restroom, changing area or sleeping quarters that is designated
for use by members of the opposite sex while persons of the
opposite sex are present or could be present.
(d) This section shall not apply to persons entering a
multiple occupancy restroom, changing room or sleeping quarters
designated for use by the opposite sex when entering for at
least one (1) of the following reasons:
(i) For custodial, maintenance, repair or inspection
purposes;
(ii) To render emergency medical assistance;
(iii) If a suitable meeting room or area is not
available, a coach may enter a locker room before, during or
after a school-sponsored activity, provided:
(A) All students present are fully clothed;
(B) The coach shall be accompanied by not less
than one (1) additional adult at all times;
(C) If the coach is the opposite sex of the
students present, the coach shall be accompanied by at least one
(1) adult of the same sex as the students present; and
(D) The adults present shall not be current high
school students.
(iv) For an adult to render assistance to any student
or person requiring assistance because of disability or age;
(v) If a suitable meeting room or area is not
available and the coach is the coach of a school-sponsored
activity with members of both the male and female sexes on the
team or in the activity, the coach may enter a locker room
before, during or after the school-sponsored activity if all
students are fully clothed. The coach shall be accompanied by
not less than one (1) additional adult at all times but an
additional adult shall not be required if members of the
activity of both sexes are present in the locker room. The
adults present shall not be current high school students;
(vi) To render caregiving assistance;
(vii) To receive assistance if the person is
accompanied by a family member, legal guardian or the person's
designee who is a member of the designated sex for the single-
sex restroom, changing area or sleeping quarters;
(viii) When necessary to prevent a serious threat to
public health or student safety during an ongoing natural
disaster or emergency;
(ix) When a school official or employee enters a
restroom, changing area or sleeping quarters while in the
performance of the official's or employee's official duties and
who takes reasonable steps to ensure that no person in the room
is in a state of undress;
(x) When a restroom, changing area or sleeping
quarters has been temporarily designated for use by the opposite
sex.
(e) Each school district board of trustees shall adopt
policies to provide for disciplinary action for persons who
refuse to comply with this section.
(f) No school district board of trustees shall adopt a
policy contrary to the provisions of this section.
(g) A parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in
and physically attending a public school district shall have a
cause of action, including for declaratory and injunctive
relief, against the public school for noncompliance with the
provisions of subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section.