Post by Logan on Mar 23, 2016 4:22:16 GMT -6
Big news out of Tennessee today, where lawmakers rejected HB 2414, a dangerous “Gender Inspection” bill specifically targeting transgender students.
At a hearing this morning in the House Education Administration & Planning Committee, members of the committee voted unanimously to send HB 2414 to “summer study”—meaning it will not become law during this legislative session. The vote to not advance the bill came after numerous members of the committee had met face-to-face with transgender students from across the state, hearing their personal stories of why this legislation would put them at real risk.
If passed, this invasive “Gender Check Bill” would have required that students prove that their anatomy matches that of their birth certificate as a condition of using the restroom. As with similar measures seen around the country, HB 2414 did not describe how school officials are to determine if a student’s gender matches the sex on their original birth certificate. This means under this bill, schools could be required to collect DNA or perform physical examinations before a student is allowed to use the restroom.
HB 2414 would also have meant real economic consequences for Tennessee. Just last week, Republican Governor Bill Haslam voiced concerns that the “Gender Check” bill could jeopardize $682K in federal education funding and force school districts to undergo costly litigation on their own dime.
Read more: www.freedomforallamericans.org/victory-anti-transgender-gender-inspection-bill-defeated-in-tennessee/
At a hearing this morning in the House Education Administration & Planning Committee, members of the committee voted unanimously to send HB 2414 to “summer study”—meaning it will not become law during this legislative session. The vote to not advance the bill came after numerous members of the committee had met face-to-face with transgender students from across the state, hearing their personal stories of why this legislation would put them at real risk.
If passed, this invasive “Gender Check Bill” would have required that students prove that their anatomy matches that of their birth certificate as a condition of using the restroom. As with similar measures seen around the country, HB 2414 did not describe how school officials are to determine if a student’s gender matches the sex on their original birth certificate. This means under this bill, schools could be required to collect DNA or perform physical examinations before a student is allowed to use the restroom.
HB 2414 would also have meant real economic consequences for Tennessee. Just last week, Republican Governor Bill Haslam voiced concerns that the “Gender Check” bill could jeopardize $682K in federal education funding and force school districts to undergo costly litigation on their own dime.
Read more: www.freedomforallamericans.org/victory-anti-transgender-gender-inspection-bill-defeated-in-tennessee/