SB430

I oppose this bill and take into account voting records of individuals running for office when making a choice for the best candidate for a specific position.

SB 430 should be firmly rejected because it imposes sweeping and rigid requirements that create real harm, invite legal challenges, and undermine fundamental rights—without delivering meaningful public benefit. As written, SB 430 restricts how state agencies and institutions recognize and interact with individuals by prioritizing a narrow, inflexible definition of sex in official policies and operations. This has far-reaching consequences: it affects access to programs, services, and facilities, and forces both individuals and public employees into situations that are unnecessarily adversarial, confusing, and stigmatizing. The bill also pressures public institutions to adopt policies that may conflict with existing nondiscrimination protections, placing them in legal jeopardy. Agencies, schools, and municipalities could face lawsuits or compliance challenges from multiple directions—either for following the law or for attempting to protect the rights and safety of those impacted by it. This is not sound governance; it is a recipe for costly litigation and administrative chaos. In practice, SB 430 would disproportionately impact transgender residents by limiting their ability to safely and appropriately access public spaces and services. It elevates bureaucracy over humanity, substituting rigid mandates for case-by-case judgment and common sense. Policies like this do not improve safety—they increase the risk of harassment, exclusion, and harm. New Hampshire has long prided itself on individual liberty and limited government. SB 430 moves sharply in the opposite direction, expanding state control into deeply personal aspects of people’s lives while offering no clear evidence that it addresses a legitimate or widespread problem. This bill is not a measured or practical solution—it is an overreach that will divide communities, strain public resources, and erode trust in government. SB 430 should be rejected.

I oppose this bill because its language is overly broad and it erodes trust between teachers and students, and interferes with students' right to privacy. Furthermore it places an additional burden on teachers to have to report to parents within a limited window when teachers are already extremely overworked in our system.

Leave the kids alone, you fucking weirdos!!!

I respectfully urge the committee to vote Inexpedient to Legislate on SB 430. While transparency is vital, this bill replaces professional discretion with a rigid mandate that destroys the essential trust between students and educators. When students know their private struggles must be reported by law, they will simply stop seeking guidance from the mentors they trust. Furthermore, the threat of license revocation for educators over subjective disclosures creates a climate of fear and administrative burden that ultimately compromises student safety and success.

Parents need to take responsibility for the communication between themselves and their children. If your child doesn't feel comfortable talking to their parent, that's on the parent not the teacher.

School should be a safe place where students can be themselves, especially in situations where their home life isn't supportive of who they are. Having a safe space can be the difference between life or death of a person, in particular for children and teenagers.

LGBTQIA children and adolescents are already at a significantly increased risk of abuse and neglect. Forced disclosure not only creates the possibility of further harm from family members, but also prevents school staff from supporting students. For example, if a teen is in an abusive, same-gender or same-sex relationship, they may not seek support from school staff, knowing this staff would disclose their sexual orientation to their parents. Without confidentiality, these vulnerable students will lose access to essential support.

This bill is discriminatory and is in opposition to the value of New Hampshire citizens.

This bill would jeopardize the safety of LGBTQIA+ students. Turning educators into tools of surveillance would put jeopardize the safety of these students who do not live in affirming homes, and remove the likelihood that these students would build trust with adults in their lives.

Please stop attacking our LGBTQ+ family members and friends. This is not about "parental rights." This is about taking away freedoms, which is anti-American and anti-NH. The Legislature should not be meddling in family and local school affairs in this way. Please vote ITL. Thanks for listening.

Teachers are not guardians and requiring public school teachers to respond to every written inquiry by a parent regarding “material information relating to their child” (an overly broad description), within 10 days results in the overburdening of teachers and is a waste of tax dollars. Parents should be communicative with their children, this is not the role of a teacher and detracts from the child’s education. Additionally, the conditions of a teacher’s response to parental inquiries to be “complete and honest” is simply foolish, unenforceable, and vague. This bill is a waste of time and resources, and is a blatant attempt to degrade the quality of the public education system. I oppose this bill. If you are going to regulate, you must fund.

This is another attempt to harass and intimidate public education. Yet there is no accountability for schools receiving school vouchers.

Historically public schools have offered students a safe haven in which to disclose information about themselves that, for various reasons, they do not feel safe doing so in their own homes. This Bill will prevent students from having access to trustworthy adults who can neutrally provide support, reassurance and, above all else, education about their innermost fears and concerns without fear or retribution or shaming,

This bill is a wild governmental over-reach. The guidance and mentorship of our educators with our young ones is a sacred one; one that does not need to oppressive arm of government to contort and break the trust that is so important for children's development. We should trust our educator's judgement to notify families or other support systems to keep our kids safe, not force a one-size-fits all imperative that will endanger those without safe home environments.

I oppose this bill. It puts kids and educators at risk and interferes with education in ways that are unnecessary. The worst case scenario is that kids are outed before it is safe at home. Or they simply share nothing about themselves and are isolated - risk factors for humans across the lifespan but none more so than youth. Also, it is common to practice and build the language of vulnerable conversations with trusted people before having these same conversations with the most important people. This legislation undermines the autonomy of young people, potentially places kids in harms way, and threatens teachers It has come back around the block AGAIN this year. And AGAIN i urge you to vote ITL

I oppose this bill. I am deeply concerned about the impacts of this legislation on both teachers and students. On the student side, such legislation creates a climate of fear. It requires schools and teachers to share information about students with their parents, potentially creating dangerous situations for those students who do not live with families who affirm their identities and choices. On the teacher side, such legislation forces them to surveil their students because it creates severe penalties for educators who do not comply. Students need many trusted adults in their lives to successfully explore their own lives and develop a positive social identity. This legislation restricts those abilities, restricts teachers' freedom of speech, and will harm both students and school culture.

Please DO NOT pass this bill. As the best friend of someone who was subjected to an abusive homelife due to her sexual orientation, this is an incredibly awful bill to even suggest. Teachers often have no clue about the home life of a student, and "wonderful" parents can turn into monsters if their child doesn't fall into their idea of "perfect". Also, some psychopaths and other abusers are superb at masking their behavior in front of society members, such as teachers and cops. ALL reasons why a child's parents should not be notified of the child's sexual orientation or gender identity without that child's consent. THE BEST REASON, however, is that young people are still humans who deserve to have agency over some aspects of their own lives: including who, how, and when they discover and subsequently reveal their own sexual identities - or if they discover the gender identity placed upon them at birth doesn't fit. PROTECT our young humans! Please DO NOT pass this bill.

I am strongly opposed to this bill which puts children at risk of being outed against their wishes by school personnel they have come to trust.

This bill will make schools unsafe for at-risk students.

This bill jeopardizes the safety of LBGTQ+ students who do not live in a safe and affirming home and is plain wrong. Leave the children alone and let them be.

This bill could force staff to inform on children regardless of how their safety might be imperiled.

Outing children to their parents puts their lives in danger and increases the homeless and foster care population. If you want the decrease the demand on our services, don't pass this legislation. If children choose to die when outed, there is blood on your hands. The children are part of a protected minority LGBTQ+.

This bill creates a litigation trap for teachers and school boards. It's another attempt at forced outing for young people.

I have two gay children. How the choose to disclose their sexuality is up to them, not the government.