This bill adds a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW (creating a new statutory provision) that regulates how public school employees and contractors may address students. It prohibits using a name other than the one on a student's original birth certificate (or derivatives) or using a pronoun that differs from the student's biological sex as listed on their original birth certificate, unless the student's parent or guardian gives written permission. Employees and contractors acting in the course of official duties must not carry out acts or communications that violate those name or pronoun rules. The section also says a public school or district may not require an employee or contractor to use a pronoun that does not match a person’s biological sex if doing so conflicts with the employee’s or contractor’s religious or moral convictions, and it permits employees to discuss matters of public concern outside their official duties. The bill adds definitions (for contractor, employee, parent/guardian, public school, sex as biological sex on the original birth certificate, and student as an unemancipated person under age 18) and is titled the "given name act." It provides enforcement avenues by allowing aggrieved individuals to seek relief through the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights and by creating a private right of action against a public school or district; it also includes a severability clause and is enacted notwithstanding model policies under RCW 28A.642.080. The extracted text does not define “qualified student,” does not further define “derivatives” of a birth-certificate name, does not specify how written parental permission must be documented or verified, and gives no procedural details, timelines, or remedies for private suits or OCR complaints.

If enacted, the bill would generally require public school employees and contractors in Washington to use only a student’s birth-certificate name (or derivatives) and pronouns matching the student’s biological sex unless the student’s parent or guardian gives written permission to use something different. That means teachers, aides, janitors, cafeteria workers, and other school staff would be limited in how they address students in the course of their official duties, and schools could not force staff to use pronouns that conflict with the staff member’s religious or moral convictions. The practical effects likely include schools needing to change local policies and training, and districts facing more complaints or lawsuits from either parents or students since people may seek relief through the federal Office for Civil Rights or private lawsuits. The bill does not specify how parental permission must be documented or how disputes are handled, so school districts may face uncertainty and potential legal or administrative costs while they develop procedures and defend or respond to claims.