As used in this part:

(1) “Changing facility” means an area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a locker room, changing room, or shower room;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-2-802

  • Changing facility: means an area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a locker room, changing room, or shower room. See Tennessee Code 49-2-802
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Restroom: means a facility that includes one (1) or more toilets or urinals. See Tennessee Code 49-2-802
  • sex: means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Reasonable accommodation” includes, but is not limited to, access to a single-occupancy restroom or changing facility or use of an employee restroom or changing facility. “Reasonable accommodation” does not include the following:

(A) Access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex while members of the opposite sex are present or could be present;
(B) Requesting that a school construct, remodel, or in any way perform physical or structural changes to a school facility; or
(C) Requesting that a school limit access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex, if limiting access results in a violation of state or local building codes or standards;
(3) “Restroom” means a facility that includes one (1) or more toilets or urinals; and
(4) “Sex” has the same meaning as defined in § 1-3-105(c).
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