Plain English Breakdown
The bill status shows it was passed by both chambers but later tabled in the Senate, meaning its final enactment or effective date remains uncertain based on this text.
Riley Gaines Act: Rules for School Facilities and Sex Definitions
This bill requires schools to separate restrooms, changing areas, and sleeping arrangements by sex, replaces the word 'gender' with 'sex' in state laws, and mandates that vital records identify individuals as male or female.
What This Bill Does
- Requires providing separate restroom and changing areas for males and females in schools.
- Mandates that sleeping arrangements on school trips be organized according to sex.
- Provides definitions throughout the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to sex.
- Includes legislative findings regarding distinctions between the sexes.
- Replaces the term 'gender' with 'sex' throughout state laws.
- Requires collectors of vital statistics in the state to identify each individual as either male or female.
Who It Names or Affects
- Schools providing restrooms, changing areas, and trips
- State agencies collecting vital statistics
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not specify an effective date for these rules.
- The text mentions 'schools' generally but does not explicitly state if private schools are included or excluded.