| Last Action | 03/29/22: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to athletics. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 154 |
| Sponsors | R. Dotson, M. Prunty, B. Wesley, S. Baker, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, K. Bratcher, R. Bridges, J. Calloway, J. Decker, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, J. Fischer, D. Fister, P. Flannery, D. Frazier Gordon, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, J. Gooch Jr., D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, R. Huff, T. Huff, M. Imes, DJ Johnson, N. Kirk-McCormick, W. Lawrence, S. Lewis, M. Lockett, S. Maddox, C. Massey, B. McCool, S. McPherson, J. Miller, J. Petrie, M. Pollock, P. Pratt, F. Rabourn, B. Reed, B. Rowland, S. Sharp, S. Sheldon, T. Smith, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Truett, R. Webber, R. White |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 156.070 to require KHSAA to promulgate administrative regulations or bylaws requiring schools to designate all interscholastic athletics based upon the biological sex of the students eligible to participate; prohibit male students from participating in girls' athletics; establish how to designate biological sex; prohibit designated agencies from entertaining complaints or investigations of policies; create a cause of action against a school that violates these provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require a public postsecondary education institution or private postsecondary education institution that is a member of a national intercollegiate athletic association to designate all intercollegiate and intramural athletics authorized by the institution based on biological sex of students eligible to participate; require that institutions prohibit male students from participating in womens' athletics; prohibit designated agencies from entertaining complaints or investigations of policies; create a cause of action against a postsecondary institution that violates these provisions; title the Act "Fairness in Womens' Sports Act." |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Interscholastic athletics, designation for eligibility based on biological sex, requirements Education, Higher - Postsecondary athletics, designation for eligibility based on biological sex Universities and Colleges - Postsecondary athletics, designation for eligibility based on biological sex, requirements Women - Women and girls school sports, participation by biological males, prohibition Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Education, interscholastic athletics, eligibility based on biological sex, regulations Athletics - Interscholastic athletics, designation for eligibility based on biological sex, requirements Athletics - Postsecondary athletics, designation for eligibility based on biological sex, requirements Children and Minors - Interscholastic athletics, designation for eligibility based on biological sex, requirements Civil Actions - School athletics, male student permitted to compete as female, civil liability of school Claims - School athletics, male student permitted to compete as female, civil liability of school Boards and Commissions - Board of Education, interscholastic athletics, regulations related to biological sex Short Titles and Popular Names - Fairness in Womens' Sports Act |
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House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions except limit the application of the bill for students in grades 6 through 12. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Interscholastic athletics, eligibility based on biological sex, students in grades 6-12 Children and Minors - Interscholastic athletics, eligibility based on biological sex, students in grades 6-12 |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | T. Bojanowski |
| Summary | Retain all original provisions except limit the application of the bill to grades 9 through 12; remove the causes of action for a violation of the Act; remove private and public postsecondary education institutions from the application of the bill. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Interscholastic athletics, eligibility based on biological sex, exclusion of K-8 athletics Children and Minors - Interscholastic athletics, eligibility based on biological sex, exclusion of K-8 athletics Civil Actions - School athletics, male student permitted to compete as female, removal of civil action Claims - School athletics, male student permitted to compete as female, removal of civil liability |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | A. Koenig |
| Summary | Retain all original provisions except provide that a violation shall be enforced by the state board or agency designated by the state board to manage interscholastic athletics, remove the causes of action for a violation of the Act; remove private and public postsecondary education institutions from the application of the bill. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Interscholastic athletics, eligibility based on biological sex, exclusion of K-5 athletics Children and Minors - Interscholastic athletics, eligibility based on biological sex, exclusion of K-5 athletics Civil Actions - School athletics, male student permitted to compete as female, removal of civil action Claims - School athletics, male student permitted to compete as female, removal of civil liability |
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