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NY S00460

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steven Rhoads

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the Education Commissioner from creating rules that would prevent schools from barring biologically male students (assigned male at birth) from participating on female athletic teams

  • Allows schools to exclude such students from female teams if the school determines their participation would adversely affect the physical or emotional safety of female participants

  • Permits exclusion if participation would negatively impact female students' ability to compete successfully, including access to individual awards, scholarships, and other benefits

  • Applies to interschool athletic competition offered by schools

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Prohibits the commissioner from promulgating any rules or regulations which prevent schools from disallowing biologically male students at birth to participate on a team organized for females where a school determines such biological male student's participation would have an adverse effect on the physical or emotional safety of female participants, or would adversely impact a female student's ability to participate successfully in interschool athletic competition.

Last Action

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/7/2026
Codes5/6/2025
Education1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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