prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms.
What changed between versions
Added detailed definitions for terms including 'changing room,' 'female,' 'male,' 'public school,' 'reasonable accommodation,' 'restroom,' 'sleeping quarters,' 'sex,' and 'unisex or family room' with specific criteria for each.
Requires public schools to designate multi-occupancy changing rooms, restrooms, and sleeping quarters exclusively for females or males based on biological sex.
Establishes that males cannot enter female-only facilities and females cannot enter male-only facilities, with limited exceptions for disabilities, age-related assistance, law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, and maintenance staff.
Creates a private cause of action allowing individuals to sue school districts for declaratory and injunctive relief if they encounter opposite-sex individuals in designated facilities, with a two-year statute of limitations and potential attorney fee recovery.
Provides for reasonable accommodations including access to unisex/family rooms or single-occupancy rooms for students unable or unwilling to use sex-designated facilities, limited to the school year and cannot include opposite-sex facilities.