Counsel for the Legislative Affairs Agency wrote in a memorandum that Dunleavy’s bill “will likely raise challenges” under the Alaska constitution’s privacy clause, which is one of the strongest in the nation. (From adndotcom)
“will likely raise challenges” under the Alaska constitution’s privacy clause, which is one of the strongest in the nation and has been used to defend abortion access in the state.
A spokesperson for Dunleavy did not respond to a list of questions, including whether the governor had considered the prospect of legal challenges when crafting the bill. Instead, spokesperson Grant Robinson said the bill “does not dictate a particular approach but only requires that schools ensure the safety and privacy of all students” and said that schools can offer single occupancy facilities to avoid violating the rights of transgender students.
“Namely, when a student wishes to be publicly identified by a specific pronoun in the school environment, does notifying the parent of the student’s request, violate the student’s right to privacy, when the use of the pronoun itself will be a public action?” Robinson wrote. “I want people to be thinking about this bill from all angles, and to see it for what it is, which is a bill that is harming kids,” said Armstrong, who shared copies of the memo with several members of the House Education Committee, including co-chair Rep. Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna. The memo was not shared with the committee’s most conservative members, including its other co-chair, Rep.
The bill proposed by Dunleavy includes several provisions that have already been adopted in other Republican-controlled states, in some cases eliciting legal challenges.laws last week banning transgender students from using same-sex facilities according to their preferred gender, raising the total number of states with such bans to six.The question over transgender students’ rights to use single-sex facilities has been playing out in federal courts for several years.
“Let’s be clear, the state of Alaska is unique in its approach to just about everything, including people and our relationships with each other,” Dunleavy said at the time.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
State agency: Dunleavy’s ‘parental rights’ bill could violate Alaska ConstitutionGov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed limit on transgender students using bathrooms according to their preferred gender identity could draw legal challenges over Alaska’s privacy clause, a state attorney said.
Consulte Mais informação »
Alaska House committee strips Dunleavy-backed parental rights advocate from budgetThe proposed attorney position is connected to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bill that includes limits on LGBTQ policies in schools.
Consulte Mais informação »
Alaska Black Caucus bringing awareness to suicide among Black veterans in AlaskaTo draw attention to the issue of suicide among veterans, the Alaska Black Caucus discussed mental health issues among Black veterans in one of its weekly community conversations.
Consulte Mais informação »
State experts call Alaska's maternal mortality rate 'a call to arms'More than half of maternal deaths in the last five years were linked to intimate partner violence – Alaska has some of the highest intimate partner violence rates in the nation.
Consulte Mais informação »
State experts call Alaska’s maternal mortality rate ‘a call to arms’Maternal deaths went up 40% nationwide in 2021. The rate also went up in Alaska, which reported 20 deaths that year amid latent effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Consulte Mais informação »
The next fracking frontier: Gas drillers circling Ohio’s state parks after state law changeEncino Energy's interest in Salt Fork State Park could foreshadow other interest under loosened state laws.
Consulte Mais informação »