53G-6-902. Participation in school athletic activities.
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Notwithstanding any state board rule:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-6-902- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Interscholastic athletic activity: means that a student represents the student's school or LEA in competition against another school or LEA in an athletic or sporting activity. See Utah Code 53G-6-901
- Sex: means the biological, physical condition of being male or female, determined by an individual's genetics and anatomy at birth. See Utah Code 53G-6-901
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (a) |
a public school or LEA, or a private school that competes against a public school or LEA, shall expressly designate school athletic activities and teams as one of the following, based on sex:
| (i) |
designated for students of the male sex; |
| (ii) |
designated for students of the female sex; or |
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| (b) |
a student of the male sex may not compete, and a public school or LEA may not allow a student of the male sex to compete, with a team designated for students of the female sex in an interscholastic athletic activity; and |
| (c) |
a government entity or licensing or accrediting organization may not entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a school or LEA described in Subsection (1)(a) for maintaining separate school athletic activities for students of the female sex. |
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| (2) |
Nothing in this section prohibits an LEA or school from allowing a student of either gender from participating with a team designated for students of the female sex, consistent with school policy, outside of competition in an interscholastic athletic activity, in accordance with Subsection (1)(b). |
Enacted by Chapter 478, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of enacted Section also enacted in HB 11, Chapter 478.
