Bill Text: IA SF482 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting persons from entering single and multiple occupancy restrooms or changing areas and other facilities in elementary and secondary schools that do not correspond with the person's biological sex and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 335.) Effective date: 03/22/2023.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-22 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 700. [SF482 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF482-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting persons from entering single and multiple occupancy restrooms or changing areas and other facilities in elementary and secondary schools that do not correspond with the person's biological sex and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 335.) Effective date: 03/22/2023.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-22 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 700. [SF482 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF482-Introduced.html
Senate
File
482
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
482
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
335)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
persons
from
entering
single
and
multiple
1
occupancy
restrooms
or
changing
areas
and
other
facilities
2
in
elementary
and
secondary
schools
that
do
not
correspond
3
with
the
person’s
biological
sex
and
including
effective
4
date
provisions.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
216.9A
Single
and
multiple
1
occupancy
restrooms
or
changing
areas
in
schools
——
use
by
2
persons
of
same
biological
sex.
3
It
shall
not
be
an
unfair
or
discriminatory
practice
for
a
4
school
to
require
a
single
or
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
5
changing
area
to
be
designated
only
for
and
used
by
persons
6
of
the
same
biological
sex
as
provided
in
section
280.33.
It
7
shall
not
be
an
unfair
or
discriminatory
practice
to
prohibit
8
a
person
from
using
a
single
or
multiple
occupancy
restroom
9
or
changing
area
that
does
not
correspond
with
the
person’s
10
biological
sex
as
provided
in
section
280.33.
11
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.33
Single
and
multiple
occupancy
12
restrooms
or
changing
areas
——
use
by
persons
of
same
biological
13
sex.
14
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
15
a.
“Multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area”
means
an
16
area
in
a
school
building
designed
or
designated
to
be
used
by
17
more
than
one
person
at
a
time,
in
which
students
may
be
in
18
various
stages
of
undress
in
the
presence
of
other
students
or
19
persons.
“Multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area”
includes
20
but
is
not
limited
to
a
restroom,
locker
room,
changing
room,
21
or
shower
room.
22
b.
“School”
means
a
public
school
or
nonpublic
school.
23
c.
“Sex”
means
a
person’s
biological
sex
as
female
or
male,
24
as
listed
on
a
person’s
official
birth
certificate
issued
at
or
25
near
the
time
of
the
person’s
birth.
26
d.
“Single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area”
means
an
27
area
in
a
school
building
designed
or
designated
to
be
used
by
28
one
person
at
a
time,
in
which
the
person
may
be
in
various
29
stages
of
undress.
“Single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area”
30
includes
a
restroom,
locker
room,
changing
room,
or
shower
31
room.
32
2.
A
school
shall
require
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
33
changing
area
to
be
designated
only
for
and
used
by
persons
of
34
the
same
sex.
A
person
shall
not
enter
a
multiple
occupancy
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restroom
or
changing
area,
or
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
1
changing
area
designated
only
for
persons
of
the
same
sex,
that
2
does
not
correspond
with
the
person’s
sex.
3
3.
In
any
other
school
facility,
a
facility
used
for
4
extracurricular
activity,
overnight
accommodations,
or
any
5
other
setting
where
a
student
may
be
in
various
stages
of
6
undress
in
the
presence
of
other
students
or
persons,
school
7
personnel
shall
provide
separate,
private
areas
designated
for
8
use
by
students
based
on
the
students’
sex.
9
4.
A
student
who,
for
any
reason,
desires
greater
privacy
10
when
using
a
single
or
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
11
area,
or
other
facility
described
in
subsection
3,
and
whose
12
parent
or
legal
guardian
provides
written
consent
to
school
13
officials,
may
submit
a
request
to
such
officials
for
access
to
14
alternative
facilities.
The
school
official
to
whom
a
request
15
is
submitted
shall
evaluate
such
request
and
shall,
to
the
16
extent
reasonable,
offer
options
for
alternative
facilities.
17
In
no
event
shall
any
accommodation
be
made
that
includes
18
access
to
a
student
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
19
area
or
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
designated
20
for
use
by
students
of
the
opposite
sex
while
students
of
the
21
opposite
sex
are
present
or
could
be
present.
Reasonable
22
accommodations
may
include
any
of
the
following:
23
a.
Access
to
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area.
24
b.
Access
to
a
unisex
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
25
area
by
only
one
student
at
a
time.
26
c.
Controlled
use
of
faculty
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
27
changing
area
or
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area.
28
5.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
a
school
29
from
doing
any
of
the
following:
30
a.
Adopting
policies
necessary
to
accommodate
disabled
31
persons
or
young
children
in
need
of
physical
assistance
when
32
using
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
a
single
33
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
or
other
facility
or
34
setting
described
in
subsection
3.
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b.
Permitting
access
to
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
1
changing
area,
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
2
or
other
facility
described
in
subsection
3
for
custodial
or
3
maintenance
purposes
when
such
facility
is
not
occupied
by
a
4
member
of
the
opposite
sex.
5
c.
Rendering
medical
assistance.
6
d.
Permitting
access
to
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
7
changing
area,
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
8
or
other
facility
or
setting
described
in
subsection
3
during
9
a
natural
disaster,
emergency,
or
when
necessary
to
prevent
a
10
serious
threat
to
student
safety.
11
6.
a.
A
citizen
of
this
state
may
file
a
complaint
with
the
12
office
of
the
attorney
general
that
a
school
is
in
violation
13
of
the
provisions
of
this
section
if
all
of
the
following
are
14
true:
15
(1)
The
citizen
provides
written
notice
to
the
school
16
describing
the
violation.
17
(2)
The
school
does
not
cure
the
violation
within
three
18
business
days
after
receiving
written
notice
of
the
violation.
19
b.
A
complaint
filed
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
include
20
all
of
the
following:
21
(1)
A
copy
of
the
written
notice
delivered
to
the
school.
22
(2)
A
signed
statement
by
the
citizen
describing
the
23
violation
and
stating
that
notice
was
provided.
24
c.
Upon
receipt
of
a
complaint,
the
attorney
general
shall
25
investigate
the
violation
described
in
the
complaint.
If
the
26
attorney
general
determines
that
no
violation
occurred
or
that
27
no
further
legal
action
is
warranted,
then
the
attorney
general
28
shall
send
written
notice
of
such
determination
to
the
citizen
29
who
filed
the
complaint
and
to
the
school.
If
the
attorney
30
general
determines
that
legal
action
is
warranted
to
cure
the
31
violation,
then
the
attorney
general
may
file
an
action
in
a
32
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
seeking
such
equitable
relief
33
as
the
attorney
general
deems
appropriate.
34
d.
This
subsection
shall
not
limit
other
remedies
at
law
or
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equity
available
to
the
aggrieved
person
against
the
school.
1
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
2
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
requires
elementary
and
secondary
public
schools
7
to
designate
and
allow
the
use
of
multiple
occupancy
restrooms
8
and
changing
areas
only
by
persons
of
the
same
biological
sex.
9
The
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
entering
a
single
or
multiple
10
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
in
a
school
that
does
not
11
correspond
with
the
person’s
biological
sex.
The
bill
allows
12
schools
to
provide
alternative
facilities
upon
a
request
to
13
school
officials
for
alternative
facilities
from
the
parents
14
of
the
student.
15
The
bill
also
allows
any
citizen
of
the
state
to
file
a
16
complaint
of
violation
of
the
bill
with
the
attorney
general
17
if
the
citizen
provides
written
notice
to
the
public
school
18
describing
the
violation
and
the
public
school
does
not
cure
19
the
violation
within
three
business
days
after
receiving
20
written
notice.
The
complaint
filed
with
the
attorney
general
21
must
have
a
copy
of
the
written
notice
that
had
been
delivered
22
to
the
school
and
a
signed
statement
by
the
citizen
describing
23
the
violation.
The
attorney
general
is
required
to
investigate
24
the
claim
of
a
violation
and
pursue
legal
action
if
warranted.
25
The
bill
provides
that
such
designations
and
prohibitions
do
26
not
constitute
unfair
or
discriminatory
practices
in
violation
27
of
the
Iowa
civil
rights
Act,
Code
chapter
216.
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