Require parental notice and permission for certain school instructions; prohibit mandatory pronoun use; allow staff to opt out of diversity trainings.
AN ACT relating to education; clarifying procedures and requirements for school districts to provide parents notice of information regarding students; prohibiting school districts from requiring school district personnel and students to use a student's preferred pronoun if the pronoun does not align with the student's biological sex; requiring parental or guardian permission before instruction relating to diversity, equity or inclusion; authorizing school district personnel to opt out of mandatory trainings as specified; providing definitions; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsor:
Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Brady, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Johnson, Lucas, Schmid, Strock, Senator(s) Boner, Pearson
Amends Wyoming education law to clarify parental notification procedures, require publication of school materials, prohibit mandatory pronoun use based on biological sex, require parental permission for diversity and inclusion instruction, and establish civil penalties for violations.
3/3/2025(Senate)
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2/28/2025(Senate)
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2/27/2025(Senate)
S06 - Travel:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0
2/25/2025(Senate)
:Refer to S06 - Travel
2/19/2025(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
Sponsor: Representative Chestek
Sponsor: Representative Campbell, E
Sponsor: Representative Jarvis
Sponsor: Representative Jarvis
Sponsor: House Education Committee
Effective: July 1, 2025
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2/7/2025(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
2/6/2025(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-26-2-0-0
2/5/2025(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2/4/2025(House)
H COW:Passed
2/3/2025(House)
H Placed on General File
2/3/2025(House)
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
1/21/2025(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
1/16/2025(House)
H Received for Introduction
1/15/2025(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
S06 - Travel:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0
Not RecommendedYea: BONER, HICKS
Nay: JONES, SCHULER, LANDEN
H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-26-2-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, Byron, K. Campbell, Erickson, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Johnson, Hoeft, Kelly, Knapp, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Washut, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Neiman
Nay: Banks, L. Brown, E. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Eklund, Filer, Harshman, Jarvis, Larsen, Larson, Lawley, Nicholas, Posey, Provenza, Schmid, Sherwood, Storer, Tarver, Thayer, Wasserburger, Williams, Wylie, Yin
Excused: Riggins, Winter