Bill Text: IA SF482 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting persons from entering single and multiple occupancy restrooms or changing areas and other facilities in elementary and secondary schools that do not correspond with the person's biological sex and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 335.) Effective date: 03/22/2023.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-22 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 700. [SF482 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF482-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
PROHIBITING
PERSONS
FROM
ENTERING
SINGLE
AND
MULTIPLE
OCCUPANCY
RESTROOMS
OR
CHANGING
AREAS
AND
OTHER
FACILITIES
IN
ELEMENTARY
AND
SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
THAT
DO
NOT
CORRESPOND
WITH
THE
PERSON’S
BIOLOGICAL
SEX
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
216.9A
Single
and
multiple
occupancy
restrooms
or
changing
areas
in
schools
——
use
by
persons
of
same
biological
sex.
It
shall
not
be
an
unfair
or
discriminatory
practice
for
a
school
to
require
a
single
or
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
to
be
designated
only
for
and
used
by
persons
of
the
same
biological
sex
as
provided
in
section
280.33.
It
shall
not
be
an
unfair
or
discriminatory
practice
to
prohibit
a
person
from
using
a
single
or
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
that
does
not
correspond
with
the
person’s
biological
sex
as
provided
in
section
280.33.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.33
Single
and
multiple
occupancy
restrooms
or
changing
areas
——
use
by
persons
of
same
biological
sex.
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
a.
“Multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area”
means
an
area
in
a
school
building
designed
or
designated
to
be
used
by
more
than
one
person
at
a
time,
in
which
students
may
be
in
various
stages
of
undress
in
the
presence
of
other
students
or
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2
persons.
“Multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area”
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
a
restroom,
locker
room,
changing
room,
or
shower
room.
b.
“School”
means
a
public
school
or
nonpublic
school.
c.
“Sex”
means
a
person’s
biological
sex
as
female
or
male,
as
listed
on
a
person’s
official
birth
certificate
issued
at
or
near
the
time
of
the
person’s
birth.
d.
“Single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area”
means
an
area
in
a
school
building
designed
or
designated
to
be
used
by
one
person
at
a
time,
in
which
the
person
may
be
in
various
stages
of
undress.
“Single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area”
includes
a
restroom,
locker
room,
changing
room,
or
shower
room.
2.
A
school
shall
require
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
to
be
designated
only
for
and
used
by
persons
of
the
same
sex.
A
person
shall
not
enter
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
or
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
designated
only
for
persons
of
the
same
sex,
that
does
not
correspond
with
the
person’s
sex.
3.
In
any
other
school
facility,
a
facility
used
for
extracurricular
activity,
overnight
accommodations,
or
any
other
setting
where
a
student
may
be
in
various
stages
of
undress
in
the
presence
of
other
students
or
persons,
school
personnel
shall
provide
separate,
private
areas
designated
for
use
by
students
based
on
the
students’
sex.
4.
A
student
who,
for
any
reason,
desires
greater
privacy
when
using
a
single
or
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
or
other
facility
described
in
subsection
3,
and
whose
parent
or
legal
guardian
provides
written
consent
to
school
officials,
may
submit
a
request
to
such
officials
for
access
to
alternative
facilities.
The
school
official
to
whom
a
request
is
submitted
shall
evaluate
such
request
and
shall,
to
the
extent
reasonable,
offer
options
for
alternative
facilities.
In
no
event
shall
any
accommodation
be
made
that
includes
access
to
a
student
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
or
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
designated
for
use
by
students
of
the
opposite
sex
while
students
of
the
opposite
sex
are
present
or
could
be
present.
Reasonable
accommodations
may
include
any
of
the
following:
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3
a.
Access
to
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area.
b.
Access
to
a
unisex
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
by
only
one
student
at
a
time.
c.
Controlled
use
of
faculty
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area
or
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area.
5.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
a
school
from
doing
any
of
the
following:
a.
Adopting
policies
necessary
to
accommodate
disabled
persons
or
young
children
in
need
of
physical
assistance
when
using
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
or
other
facility
or
setting
described
in
subsection
3.
b.
Permitting
access
to
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
or
other
facility
described
in
subsection
3
for
custodial
or
maintenance
purposes
when
such
facility
is
not
occupied
by
a
member
of
the
opposite
sex.
c.
Rendering
medical
assistance.
d.
Permitting
access
to
a
multiple
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
a
single
occupancy
restroom
or
changing
area,
or
other
facility
or
setting
described
in
subsection
3
during
a
natural
disaster,
emergency,
or
when
necessary
to
prevent
a
serious
threat
to
student
safety.
6.
a.
A
citizen
of
this
state
may
file
a
complaint
with
the
office
of
the
attorney
general
that
a
school
is
in
violation
of
the
provisions
of
this
section
if
all
of
the
following
are
true:
(1)
The
citizen
provides
written
notice
to
the
school
describing
the
violation.
(2)
The
school
does
not
cure
the
violation
within
three
business
days
after
receiving
written
notice
of
the
violation.
b.
A
complaint
filed
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
(1)
A
copy
of
the
written
notice
delivered
to
the
school.
(2)
A
signed
statement
by
the
citizen
describing
the
violation
and
stating
that
notice
was
provided.
c.
Upon
receipt
of
a
complaint,
the
attorney
general
shall
investigate
the
violation
described
in
the
complaint.
If
the
attorney
general
determines
that
no
violation
occurred
or
that
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no
further
legal
action
is
warranted,
then
the
attorney
general
shall
send
written
notice
of
such
determination
to
the
citizen
who
filed
the
complaint
and
to
the
school.
If
the
attorney
general
determines
that
legal
action
is
warranted
to
cure
the
violation,
then
the
attorney
general
may
file
an
action
in
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
seeking
such
equitable
relief
as
the
attorney
general
deems
appropriate.
d.
This
subsection
shall
not
limit
other
remedies
at
law
or
equity
available
to
the
aggrieved
person
against
the
school.
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
482,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2023
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
