H.R. 2616

Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg

4 cosponsors
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act

This bill requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education, to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender on school forms or changing a student's sex-based accommodations.

Specifically, an elementary school or a school consisting of only grades 5-8 must obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

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Sec. 1. Short title Changed · May 20

This Act may be cited as the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act.

Sec. 2. Parental consent requirement related to gender markers, pronouns, and preferred names on school forms and sex-based accommodations Added Jan 13

(a) Requirement. As a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), a public school that receives funds under such Act shall obtain parental consent before changing a covered student’s—

(1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or

(2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

(b) Definitions. In this section:

(1) Covered student. The term covered student means a minor who is—

(A) an elementary school student; or

(B) a student in any of the middle grades.

(2) ESEA terms. The terms elementary school, middle grades, and parent have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

Sec. 3. Prohibiting use of ESEA funds to teach gender ideology Added May 20

Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (6), by striking or;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

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(7) to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; relating to defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the Federal Government); or