Missouri HB 1999: Allows school districts to include instruction on LGBTQ contributions to society

Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1999
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MANN.
3217H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 170, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to an inclusive
curriculum in public schools.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 170, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 170.365, to read as follows:
170.365. 1. Any school district may:
2 (1) Teach students information on the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay,
3 bisexual, and transgender people in the history of the United States that are
4 prerequisites to promoting acceptance and diversity and to understanding
5 contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, and public policy;
6 and
7 (2) Familiarize students with, as applicable:
8 (a) The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movements;
9 (b) The persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals;
10 (c) Current issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inequality and
11 progress; and
12 (d) The influence of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community on
13 law, history, government, literature, art, music, values, and culture.
14 2. For purposes of this section, the department of elementary and secondary
15 education shall develop an inclusive curriculum in conjunction with lesbian, gay,
16 bisexual, and transgender advocacy groups, and any such inclusive curriculum shall be
17 made available to school districts beginning in the 2025-26 school year.
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

18 3. The department of elementary and secondary education and school districts,
19 in complying with this section, shall not violate any provision of the Constitution of the
20 United States or federal law, the Constitution of Missouri or any state law, or any
21 administrative regulations of the department of elementary and secondary education or
22 the United States Department of Education.
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