However, it left an option for exemption from disclosure, or “outing” as it’s known, for cases where there was a suspicion of the information leading to abuse, neglect or abandonment.īased on the amendment’s instruction, that safety mechanism would be removed. In the originally filed version, the bill already required schools to inform families of their child’s LBTQ+ status, should the student inform a teacher, counselor or other school personnel. 20, though there was heated debate between supporters and opponents among the lawmakers gathered for the hearing. 11, its first committee vote passed on Jan. Harding originally proposed the legislation, House Bill 1557, on Jan.
Florida bill would ban talk of sexual orientation, gender identity in the classroom
