HB 1163 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2295
06/04
HOUSE BILL 1163
SPONSORS: Rep. Woodcock, Carr. 2; Rep. Doherty, Merr. 20; Rep. Mullen, Hills. 7; Rep. Ellison, Merr. 27; Rep. Rung, Hills. 21; Rep. Butler, Carr. 7; Rep. Burroughs, Carr. 1; Rep. Cannon, Straf. 18; Rep. Le, Rock. 31; Rep. Kanzler, Carr. 2
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires schools to update documents and software to include the option of identifying a student as non-binary.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2295
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Education; Duties of the State Board of Education. Amend RSA 186:11 by inserting after paragraph XXXVII the following new paragraph:
XXXVIII. Gender Identification. Require, as of the effective date of this paragraph, all school boards to update documents and software to provide the option of declaring non-binary as well as male or female for gender identification. Where a program uses a letter code rather than a word, "x" shall be added as an option.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 25, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 22, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
: Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 11-2)
Sept. 22, 2020: Full Committee Work Session: 09/22/2020 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using this link: : https://www.zoom.us/j/97236261808 - Executive Session to Follow
March 11, 2020: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 15
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study for 03/11/2020 (Vote 15-3; CC) HC 10 P. 10
: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (Vote 15-3; CC)
Feb. 25, 2020: Executive Session: 02/25/2020 10:00 am LOB 207
Jan. 29, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/29/2020 01:00 pm LOB 207
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 12