AZ SB1001

School employees and independent contractors cannot address, identify, or refer to students under 18 by pronouns differing from their biological sex or by names other than those on official school records without written parental permission.

Schools may permit commonly used nicknames associated with a student's official name without parental permission.

School districts and charter schools cannot require employees or independent contractors to use pronouns conflicting with a person's biological sex if doing so violates their religious or moral convictions.

School district governing boards and charter school governing bodies must adopt policies to implement these requirements.

The section does not prohibit discussion of these matters as public concern outside official job duties.