Amend SB 3 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 250.009, Local Government Code, by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection and relettering subsequent subsections accordingly:
( ) This section does not preclude a political subdivision, including a public school district, or an open-enrollment charter school from adopting an ordinance, order, policy, or other measure regarding the use of a restroom, shower, or changing facility by a person not of the designated sex to:
(1) assist in the restroom, shower, or changing facility:
(A) a person with a disability;
(B) a child under the age of eight; or
(C) an elderly person.
(2) be assisted in the restroom, shower, or changing facility, if the person is a person described by Subdivision (1)(A), (B), or (C);
(3) render medical or other emergency assistance; or
(4) maintain the restroom, shower, or changing facility when the restroom, shower, or changing facility is not in use.
( ) This section does not prohibit a political subdivision, including a public school district, or an open-enrollment charter school from providing an accommodation, including a single-occupancy restroom, shower, or changing facility or the controlled use of a faculty restroom, shower, or changing facility, on request due to special circumstances.