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WI SB120

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Andre Jacque

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all Wisconsin school boards to adopt policies by July 1, 2026 governing changes to pupils' legal names and pronouns in official school records and staff usage of names/pronouns for minor students

  • School principals must make initial determinations on name/pronoun record changes, requiring either documentation of legal name change or a sworn affidavit affirming the change is legitimate and not fraudulent

  • For minor students, parents/guardians must provide written authorization before school staff can refer to the student by a name or pronouns that do not align with the student's biological sex during school hours

  • School boards must notify all parents/guardians with record access rights before approving name/pronoun changes for minors, and must deny requests if parents/guardians do not unanimously support the change

  • Establishes an appeal process to the school board for denied requests, while preserving rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Legislative Description

School board policies related to changing a pupil’s legal name and pronouns.

Last Action

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1/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Education3/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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