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VA SB1186
VA SB1186K-12 schools/higher ed. institution; designation of interscholastic, etc., sports based on sex, etc.
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Introduced
01/10/2023
01/10/2023
In Committee
01/10/2023
01/10/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/12/2023
04/12/2023
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; designation of interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams and sports based on biological sex; student participation in female teams or sports; civil cause of action. Requires each interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport sponsored by a public elementary or secondary school or by a public institution of higher education to be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex: (i) males, men, or boys; (ii) females, women, or girls; or (iii) coed or mixed if participation on such team or sport is open to both (a) males, men, or boys and (b) females, women, or girls. The bill requires identification of the student's biological sex on an athletics eligibility form signed by a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant to be submitted by any such student who desires to try out for or participate in an interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport. The bill prohibits any such team or sport that is expressly designated for females, women, or girls from being open to students whose biological sex is male. The bill prohibits any government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association or organization from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against public school or institution of higher education based on a violation of the provisions of the bill and creates a cause of action for any school or institution of higher education that suffers harm as a result of a violation of the bill. Finally, the bill creates a civil cause of action for any student that suffers harm as a result of a knowing violation of a provision of the bill by a school or institution or as a result of the student's reporting a violation of a provision of the bill by a school, institution, athletic association, or organization.
AI Summary
This bill requires K-12 schools and institutions of higher education in Virginia to designate their interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams and sports based on the biological sex of the participants, designating them as either for males, females, or coed/mixed. The bill prohibits males from participating on female-designated teams and requires students to submit an athletics eligibility form signed by a licensed medical professional that includes their biological sex. The bill also prohibits government entities, accrediting organizations, and athletic associations from taking adverse action against schools for complying with these provisions and creates a private cause of action for schools or students who suffer harm from a violation of the bill.
Committee Categories
Education, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) (on 02/02/2023)
Bill Topics
Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
- ‐ Gender, Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Education
- ‐ Elementary and Secondary Education
- ‐ Higher Education
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1186 | 01/10/2023 |
| Substitute for SB1186 S-Education and Health, Public Education | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105962D.pdf | 02/02/2023 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; off | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1186F122+PDF | 01/30/2023 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1186+hil | 01/10/2023 |
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