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NC H574

NC H574
Fairness in Women's Sports Act

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Introduced
04/05/2023
In Committee
06/19/2023
Crossed Over
04/20/2023
Passed
06/22/2023
Dead
Vetoed
07/05/2023
Veto Overridden
08/16/2023
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/16/2023

Introduced Session

2023-2024 Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT TO PROTECT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ATHLETICS.

AI Summary

This bill, the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, aims to protect opportunities for women and girls in athletics. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It requires all interscholastic and intramural athletic teams to be designated by the biological sex of the participants as male, female, or coed. Female teams are not open to male students. 2. It provides a cause of action for students who are deprived of athletic opportunities or suffer harm due to a violation of the biological sex-based team designations. Remedies include injunctive relief, damages, and attorney's fees. 3. It requires the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to monitor compliance with the bill's provisions and report any violations to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee. 4. The bill also applies these requirements to charter schools, regional schools, laboratory schools, private church schools, and qualified nonpublic schools, as well as to intercollegiate athletic programs at institutions of higher education in North Carolina.

Committee Categories

Education, Government Affairs, Justice

Sponsors (50)

Kristin Baker (R)*,  Jennifer Capps Balkcom (R)*,  Karl Gillespie (R)*,  Erin Paré (R)*,  Jay Adams (R),  Dean Arp (R),  Brian Biggs (R),  Hugh Blackwell (R),  John Bradford (R),  Mark Brody (R),  Celeste Cairns (R),  Allen Chesser (R),  George Cleveland (R),  Kevin Crutchfield (R),  Ted Davis (R),  Jimmy Dixon (R),  Ken Fontenot (R),  Jon Hardister (R),  Kelly Hastings (R),  Julia Howard (R),  Chris Humphrey (R),  Frank Iler (R),  Neal Jackson (R),  Jake Johnson (R),  Keith Kidwell (R),  Donnie Loftis (R),  Jarrod Lowery (R),  Jeff McNeely (R),  Charlie Miller (R),  Grey Mills (R),  Ben Moss (R),  Ray Pickett (R),  Joe Pike (R),  Mark Pless (R),  Larry Potts (R),  Reece Pyrtle (R),  Tim Reeder (R),  Dennis Riddell (R),  Jason Saine (R),  Wayne Sasser (R),  Mitchell Setzer (R),  Phil Shepard (R),  Carson Smith (R),  Frank Sossamon (R),  Larry Strickland (R),  Bill Ward (R),  Donna White (R),  David Willis (R),  Matthew Winslow (R),  Jeff Zenger (R), 

Last Action

Ch. SL 2023-109 (on 08/16/2023)
(1 Companion Bills)

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