A Senate panel is rejecting a bill that prevents transgender students from using a bathroom they identify with.
The panel rejected the proposal 6-1.
The House Republican sponsor of the bill says it was brought in response to the Vermillion School Board’s transgender student bathroom policy.
The bill would create a private cause of action for individuals against school districts. It would require the state to represent schools and cover any legal fees.
A similar bill reached Governor Dennis Daugaard’s desk in 2016. He vetoed the bill after meeting with transgender students.
