HB23-1098 Summary

• Requires all interscholastic, intramural, and club athletic teams in public schools and intercollegiate athletic teams at state-funded institutions of higher education to be designated as male, female, or coeducational based on students' biological sex at birth.

• Restricts participation on sex-designated teams to students of the corresponding biological sex, with exceptions only for coeducational teams.

• Defines "biological sex" as the sex listed on a student's official birth certificate if issued at or near the time of birth.

• Prohibits governmental entities from investigating complaints or taking adverse actions against schools, districts, or institutions for complying with the bill's requirements.

• Provides private causes of action for students and institutions harmed by noncompliance, with a 2-year statute of limitations and attorney fees for prevailing parties; makes state attorney general responsible for legal defense and costs for schools and institutions sued for compliance.