House Bill 1233, will deny trans students and staff in public schools access to multi-occupancy restrooms and changing rooms aligning with their gender identity, while requiring schools to make “reasonable accommodations” for them, for example, a single-occupant or faculty restroom.It further states that if someone “encounters a person of the opposite sex” — a definition that includes trans people — in a multi-occupancy facility, it’s grounds for a lawsuit.
That’s also the case if anyone is housed with a member of the “opposite sex” during school activities that require overnight stays.Lee, a Republican, made no statement about the bill Friday, but he had said earlier that he planned to sign it; it goes into effect July 1.