Bills / H.B. 95

H.B. 95 Public Employee Gender-specific Language Requirements

Did not passWritten by Rep. Nicholeen P. Peck

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee (stopped here)
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

This bill would stop the State Board of Education, local school districts and other public employers from disciplining employees for using gender-specific language in certain situations. It would also require a public employer that has a rule requiring gender-specific language to accommodate someone to excuse an employee from discipline in certain situations.

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Official description
  • prohibits the State Board of Education, a local education agency, or a public employer from taking disciplinary action against an employee for using gender-specific language in certain circumstances
  • requires a public employer that has a rule or policy requiring an employee to use gender-specific language to accommodate another individual to exempt the employee from disciplinary action in certain circumstances
  • makes technical changes
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