Bill > A07741

This bill proposes to amend the education law to restrict participation in female-designated interscholastic and intramural athletic teams and sports in middle and high schools to only those athletes who were assigned female at birth. Specifically, the bill would prohibit any person not assigned female at birth from joining or participating in athletic teams or sports that are expressly designated as being for female athletes in public or private schools serving students in grades seven through twelve. The legislation would apply to teams that compete against other public or private middle or high schools, effectively preventing transgender female athletes from participating in girls' sports teams. The bill would take effect on the first day of July following its passage, with immediate authorization for developing necessary implementing regulations. By targeting athletic participation based on biological sex at birth, the bill aims to ensure what its proponents would describe as fair competition in women's sports, though critics would likely argue it discriminates against transgender students.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7741