Rep. CROMER proposes the following Amendment No. to H.5126 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: Stipulates funds from this act may not be expended by any entity receiving them until the entity has adopted and implemented a written Privacy in Public Spaces Policy. Provides for the withholding of funds upon noncompliance.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 572, after line 9, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/ (GP: Privacy in Public Spaces Policy) No funds appropriated or authorized pursuant to this act may be expended by any state agency, department, institution, or political subdivision of the State unless the entity has adopted and implemented a written Privacy in Public Spaces Policy. The policy must ensure that multi-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms, sleeping quarters, and other facilities where individuals may be in various states of undress are designated for use based on biological sex at birth.

Each agency shall certify compliance with this provision to the Executive Budget Office prior to receiving any disbursement of funds appropriated in this act. The policy must include procedures for protecting the privacy and safety of individuals in these spaces and may provide reasonable accommodation through the use of single-occupancy facilities where available.

The Executive Budget Office shall establish the reporting procedures necessary to implement this provision and shall withhold the distribution of appropriated funds to any agency that fails to certify compliance./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and titles to conform.