HOUSE BILL 394

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

John Block and Rod Montoya and Mark Duncan

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROHIBITING THE TEACHING OF GENDER REASSIGNMENT AND HORMONE BLOCKING MEDICATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WITHIN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USED WITHIN THE CLASSROOM; REQUIRING THE PRESENCE OF A PARENT WHEN GENDER REASSIGNMENT AND HORMONE BLOCKING MEDICATION ARE DISCUSSED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Public School Code is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] PROHIBITION OF THE TEACHING OF GENDER REASSIGNMENT AND HORMONE BLOCKING MEDICATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CONTAINING TRANSGENDER ISSUES USED WITHIN THE CLASSROOM.--Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, a public school shall not allow the teaching of gender reassignment and hormone blocking medication. If a licensed school nurse, school counselor or teacher discusses gender reassignment and hormone blocking medication in any school setting, including after-school programs offered by the school district, a parent of a concerned school-aged person shall be present. A public school shall not use or purchase any instructional materials for use within a classroom containing any instruction on gender reassignment and hormone blocking medication."

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