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This bill introduces the Gender in Sports Act, which establishes rules for student-athlete participation in intercollegiate sports programs. The legislation defines "gender of the student-athlete" specifically as the gender assigned at birth, meaning that students can only participate in sports programs matching their biological sex at birth. The bill adopts definitions for "intercollegiate athletics program" and "postsecondary educational institution" from the existing Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act. By restricting participation to athletes whose birth-assigned gender matches the designated gender of a specific sports program, the bill effectively limits transgender students' ability to compete in collegiate athletics that do not align with their birth-assigned sex. This approach is likely to be controversial, as it directly impacts gender identity and transgender athletes' opportunities to participate in sports at the postsecondary level.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2823&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104