A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning general provisions.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or exceptions for certain groups like transgender individuals. The effective date is also unspecified in the provided information.

Indiana Bill on Gender and Sex Designations

This bill amends Indiana laws to define terms like 'female', 'male', 'gender', and 'sex'. It also sets rules about how public schools, state institutions, and correctional facilities must treat people based on their sex.

What This Bill Does

• Defines the words 'female', 'male', 'gender', and 'sex' for all Indiana laws.
• Requires the Department of Correction to place offenders in facilities or programs based on their sex.
• Directs local health officers to mark birth certificates with either male or female.
• Limits public schools, charter schools, and state educational institutions from requiring students to share sleeping quarters with someone of a different sex unless they are family members.
• Requires these institutions to designate restrooms and changing areas for males and females only.

Who It Names or Affects

• People in Indiana who use public facilities like schools and correctional centers.
• Local health officers responsible for issuing birth certificates.
• Public school administrators, charter school officials, and state educational institution leaders.

Terms To Know

sex

The biological classification of a person as male or female based on physical characteristics.

gender

A social construct that refers to the roles, behaviors, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how it will be enforced or what penalties might apply.
• It is unclear if there are exceptions for transgender individuals or those who do not identify strictly as male or female.
• The effective date of the bill has not been determined.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning general provisions.
Gender issues.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning general provisions.

Gender issues.

Defines "female", "male", "gender", and "sex" for all Indiana statutes. Provides that the department of correction shall assign an offender, including a delinquent offender, to a facility or program that is based on the offender's sex. States that a local health officer shall mark the sex of an individual as male or female on a birth certificate. Provides that the Indiana department of health may make an addition to a birth certificate, for purposes of paternity, in certain situations. Provides the circumstances for when the sex designation on a birth certificate can be amended. Requires public schools, including charter schools, and state educational institutions to designate a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area as follows: (1) For the exclusive use of the male sex. (2) For the exclusive use of the female sex. Provides, with exceptions, that an individual shall only use a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area that is designated for the sex that is the individual's sex. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Prohibits public schools, including charter schools, and state educational institutions from requiring a student to share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex, unless the individual who is a member of the opposite sex is a family member. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions.