Relating to prohibiting social transitioning assistance to minors by employees of governmental entities, including public schools, and health care facilities; authorizing civil penalties and loss of school funding.

HB 3616 prohibits public school employees and staff at government healthcare facilities from assisting minors with "social transitioning," defined as changing name, pronouns, clothing, or hairstyles to express a gender identity different from their sex assigned at birth. School districts must adopt policies banning such assistance and requiring staff to notify parents if they learn a student is socially transitioning. Violations may result in civil penalties and loss of state school funding under Chapters 46, 48, and 49 of the Education Code. The bill directly affects public school staff, students, and parents, with enforcement through district investigations and state funding withholdings.