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MN HF3395
Bill
Status
3/21/2016
Primary Sponsor
Glenn Gruenhagen
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes to define "sex" as either male or female as biologically defined, including pregnancy, childbirth, and related disabilities.
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Exempts employer restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and similar facilities from sexual orientation employment protections, reserving these facilities based on biological sex.
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Prohibits employers from permitting access to restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms on any basis other than biological sex, except for single-occupancy facilities and specified exceptions for young children, individuals with disabilities, and emergencies.
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Requires public schools and universities to restrict access to restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms used by minor students based on biological sex, with the same exceptions as employer facilities.
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Exempts nonpublic youth-serving organizations (sports, scouting, clubs, arts organizations) from sexual orientation-based employment qualifications for their employees and volunteers.
Legislative Description
Human Rights Act provisions governing gender specific accommodations clarified.
Last Action
Author stricken Howe.
5/9/2016