Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Sponsored by Ashley Hinson
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.
Jan 23, 2024
The Pregnant Students' Rights Act requires institutions of higher education that receive federal student aid to provide information to prospective and enrolled students about rights and resources related to pregnancy. Specifically, institutions must furnish a list of community and on-campus resources to assist pregnant students in carrying pregnancies to term and caring for infants after birth, information about available accommodations for pregnant students and student parents, and instructions on filing discrimination complaints related to decisions to carry a pregnancy to term.
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Pregnant Students' Rights Act This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide certain information to prospective and enrolled students on the rights and resources for pregnant students to carry a baby to term or students who may become pregnant while enrolled at the IHE to carry a baby to term. In particular, this required information must include a list of community and on-campus resources that exist to help a pregnant student in carrying the baby to term and caring for the baby after birth, information about the accommodations available to help a pregnant student carry the baby to term and parent the baby after birth, and information on how to file a discrimination complaint related to the student's determination to carry a baby to term.