South Dakota HB 1177: require an employee of a school district, the Board of Regents, or the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to receive permission of a parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor student before addressing the student with a name other than the student's legal name and to prohibit the compulsory use of gendered language inconsistent with sex.

Status: Education Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 7 (as of 2025-02-21)

State: South Dakota · Session: 2025 · Bill: HB 1177

Subjects: Education, Higher Education, School Districts, Students, Teachers

Sponsors: Baxter, Jensen (Phil), Jordan, Nelson, Perry, Randolph, Rice

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