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MD SB381Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness In Girls' Sports Act)
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Introduced
01/17/2024
01/17/2024
In Committee
01/17/2024
01/17/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/08/2024
04/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams and sports for students of the female sex; and providing that certain individuals have the right to bring a civil action under certain circumstances.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the "Fairness In Girls' Sports Act," requires interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by public and certain nonpublic high schools to be explicitly designated based on biological sex as either boys'/male/men's, girls'/female/women's, or coeducational/mixed. It prohibits boys/male students from participating on girls'/female teams or sports, and prevents governmental entities, licensing/accrediting organizations, or athletic associations from taking adverse actions against schools for maintaining separate teams based on biological sex. The bill also allows students who are deprived of athletic opportunities or suffer harm due to a violation of the act to bring a civil action against the school, and schools that suffer harm from such violations to bring a civil action against the responsible entity.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (13)
Mary Beth Carozza (R)*,
Jack Bailey (R),
Paul Corderman (R),
William Folden (R),
Jason Gallion (R),
Steve Hershey (R),
J.B. Jennings (R),
Johnny Mautz (R),
Mike McKay (R),
Justin Ready (R),
Johnny Salling (R),
Bryan Simonaire (R),
Chris West (R),
Last Action
Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Hearing (14:00:00 2/7/2024 ) (on 02/07/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0381?ys=2024RS |
| BillText | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0381f.pdf |
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