Senator McLeod proposes the following amendment (SR-4624.JG0109S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 59-32-36(A) and inserting:

 (A) A nurse, counselor, teacher, principal, or other official or staff at a public or private school shall not knowingly:
  (1) encourage or coerce a minor to withhold from the minor's parent or legal guardian the fact that the minor's perception of his or her gender is inconsistent with his or her sex, as defined in Section 44-42-310; or
  (2) withhold from a minor's parent or legal guardian information related to the minor's perception that his or her gender is inconsistent with his or her sex, as defined in Section 44-42-310.