Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to establish clear guidelines for participating in athletic teams based on biological sex at birth within school-sponsored sports. It focuses on ensuring that sports teams are designated and composed according to this criterion.

Main Provisions

• Athletic Team Designation: The bill mandates that all school-sponsored athletic teams must be categorized into one of three groups based on biological sex at birth: male, female, or coed.
• Restrictions on Female Teams: The bill specifies that teams designated for females must only include participants who were biologically female at birth. This excludes individuals who are not biological females at birth from participating in these female-specific teams.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• This introduces a new requirement to Minnesota Statutes section 123B.49, which previously did not define or restrict participation on school athletic teams based on the biological sex at birth.
• This amendment creates a legal constraint that forbids transgender girls from participating in girls' athletic teams within schools.

Relevant Terms

• Education policy
• Athletic teams
• Biological sex at birth
• Interscholastic sports
• Intramural sports
• Transgender athletes
• Female sports team participation