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AR HB1468
Bill
Status
4/11/2023
Primary Sponsor
Wayne Long
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Given Name Act" under Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 1, Section 6-1-108 to protect freedom of speech rights for public school and higher education employees
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Prohibits faculty members, teachers, and school employees from addressing unemancipated minors under 18 years of age using pronouns or titles inconsistent with biological sex, or names other than those on birth certificates, without written parental or guardian permission
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Protects school employees from adverse employment action for declining to use names other than those listed on birth certificates or pronouns inconsistent with a person's biological sex
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Prohibits students from facing disciplinary action for declining to address others using non-birth certificate names or pronouns inconsistent with biological sex
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Allows persons harmed by violations to pursue legal action for injunctive relief, monetary damages, attorney's fees and costs, and other appropriate relief
Legislative Description
To Create The Given Name Act; And To Prohibit Requiring Employees Of Public Schools And State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education To Use A Person's Preferred Pronoun, Name, Or Title Without Parental Consent.
Last Action
Notification that HB1468 is now Act 542
4/11/2023