Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5294
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2016-05-19
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Education

Department of Justice

Education programs funding

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill invalidates the Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students, dated May 13, 2016, that was issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to provide guidance to schools receiving federal financial assistance about the treatment of transgender students under the prohibitions against sex discrimination in title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.</p> <p>The invalidation applies until superseded by an Act of Congress that directs federal departments to issue guidance on transgender issues.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5294 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2016 Mr. Babin (for himself and Mr. Gosar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To invalidate the reinterpretation of title IX through guidance issued by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice on May 13, 2016.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016 . 2. The preservation of State and local authority of student privacy policies Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or guidance regarding the application or implementation of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. ), the letter entitled “Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students,” dated May 13, 2016, issued jointly by the Department of Justice and the Department of Education shall have no effect on any entity to which such title applies and shall have no effect on legal proceedings. 3. Application of Act This Act shall apply until superseded by an Act of Congress that directs Federal departments to issue guidance on the matter of transgender issues.