(Sacramento, CA) — The California State Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit schools from adopting certain parental notification policies. The legislation would ban school districts from implementing policies that require staff to notify parents if a student starts using a different name or pronouns at school.

Critics say those policies don’t consider the student’s consent or their physical and mental well-being. Opponents of the bill says it infringes on parental rights. Passing the Senate 29-8, the bill now heads to the state Assembly for a vote.