SB 1126

EXPANSION OF PERMISSIVE USE OF PREFERRED PRONOUNS IN SCHOOL Present law provides that a teacher or other employee of a public school or local education agency ( LEA ) is not:  Required to use a student's preferred pronoun when referring to the student if the preferred pronoun is not consistent with the student's biological sex .  Civilly liable for using a pronoun that is consistent with the biological sex of the student to whom the teacher or employee is referring, even if the pronoun is not the student's preferred pronoun .  Subject to an adverse employment action for not using a student's preferred pronoun, if the student's preferred pronoun is inconsistent with the student's biological sex. This bill expands the above provisions so that, in addition to any teacher or employee of a public school or LEA, a student is not required to use a preferred pronoun, and cannot be held civilly liable or be subject to adverse disciplinary action. This bill also expands that a teacher, school employee, or student is not required to use the preferred pronoun of another teacher, employee, or student. Teachers, school employees, and students are not civilly liable or subject to adverse employment action o r disciplinary action for not using the preferred pronouns of another teacher, employee, or student. EXPANSION OF LIMITATION ON SCHOOL OR LEA LIABILITY Present law provides that a public school or LEA is not civilly liable if a teacher or employee of the public school or LEA refers to a student using a preferred pronoun. This bill clarifies that a public school or LEA is not civilly liable under the laws of this state . This bill also expands that a public school or LEA is not civilly liable if a teacher or employee of the public school or LEA refers to a student using a pronoun that is consistent with the biological sex of the student to whom the teache r or employee is referring, even if the pronoun is not the student's preferred pronoun.