Signed by Governor Brian Kemp

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that prohibits transgender girls from playing on female sports teams in Georgia.

Highlights:

• Prohibits sex-based discrimination of any athletes in any public school-sponsored interscholastic or intramural sports (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes public schools to separate sports teams by sex (Sec. 2).

• Requires public school sports teams to be designated for (Sec. 2):

• Males;

• Females; or

• Coed.

• Prohibits male students from participating on female-designated, public school sports teams (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits female students from participating on male-designated, public school sports teams, except if a female-designated team does not exist for a specific sport (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes male students to participate in practices, exhibitions, or scrimmages against female-designated teams (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to provide changing rooms and multiple occupancy restrooms separated by sex (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits public schools from allowing male athletes to use the female-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits public schools from allowing female athletes to use the male-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to provide a reasonable accommodation for students who refuse or are unable to use their designated sex’s multiple occupancy restroom or changing area (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to designate one employee to ensure compliance of this law (Sec. 2). 

• Establishes the rights of students and the parents or guardians of students to file a complaint over an alleged violation of this law with the designated compliance employee (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes public school employees to make preliminary decisions while the investigation of an alleged violation of this law is undertaken (Sec. 2).

• Requires schools in violation of this law to create a corrective plan at the beginning of the following school year (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes public school systems to ban sports teams that fail to comply with this law (Sec. 2).

• Establishes a right to compensation for any students, parents, or guardians who file a civil action within two years of any harm, damages, or retaliatory actions received after filing a complaint regarding the violation of this law (Sec. 2).

• Requires Georgia intercollegiate sports team to be separated by sex into one of the following (Sec. 4):

• Male;

• Female; or

• Coed.

• Prohibits male students from participating on female-designated, intercollegiate sports teams (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits female students from participating on male-designated, intercollegiate sports teams, except if a female-designated team does not exist for a specific sport (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes male students to participate in practices, exhibitions, or scrimmages against female-designated, intercollegiate teams (Sec. 4).

• Requires public colleges and universities to provide changing rooms and multiple occupancy restrooms separated by sex (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits public colleges and universities from allowing male athletes to use the female-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits public colleges and universities from allowing female athletes to use the male-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits male athletes from receiving athletic scholarships for female-designated sports teams (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that prohibits transgender girls from playing on female sports teams in Georgia.

Highlights:

• Prohibits sex-based discrimination of any athletes in any public school-sponsored interscholastic or intramural sports (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes public schools to separate sports teams by sex (Sec. 2).

• Requires public school sports teams to be designated for (Sec. 2):

• Males;

• Females; or

• Coed.

• Prohibits male students from participating on female-designated, public school sports teams (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits female students from participating on male-designated, public school sports teams, except if a female-designated team does not exist for a specific sport (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes male students to participate in practices, exhibitions, or scrimmages against female-designated teams (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to provide changing rooms and multiple occupancy restrooms separated by sex (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits public schools from allowing male athletes to use the female-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits public schools from allowing female athletes to use the male-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to provide a reasonable accommodation for students who refuse or are unable to use their designated sex’s multiple occupancy restroom or changing area (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to designate one employee to ensure compliance of this law (Sec. 2). 

• Establishes the rights of students and the parents or guardians of students to file a complaint over an alleged violation of this law with the designated compliance employee (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes public school employees to make preliminary decisions while the investigation of an alleged violation of this law is undertaken (Sec. 2).

• Requires schools in violation of this law to create a corrective plan at the beginning of the following school year (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes public school systems to ban sports teams that fail to comply with this law (Sec. 2).

• Establishes a right to compensation for any students, parents, or guardians who file a civil action within two years of any harm, damages, or retaliatory actions received after filing a complaint regarding the violation of this law (Sec. 2).

• Requires Georgia intercollegiate sports team to be separated by sex into one of the following (Sec. 4):

• Male;

• Female; or

• Coed.

• Prohibits male students from participating on female-designated, intercollegiate sports teams (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits female students from participating on male-designated, intercollegiate sports teams, except if a female-designated team does not exist for a specific sport (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes male students to participate in practices, exhibitions, or scrimmages against female-designated, intercollegiate teams (Sec. 4).

• Requires public colleges and universities to provide changing rooms and multiple occupancy restrooms separated by sex (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits public colleges and universities from allowing male athletes to use the female-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits public colleges and universities from allowing female athletes to use the male-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits male athletes from receiving athletic scholarships for female-designated sports teams (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits transgender girls from playing on female sports teams in Georgia.

Highlights:

• Prohibits sex-based discrimination of any athletes in any public school-sponsored interscholastic or intramural sports (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes public schools to separate sports teams by sex (Sec. 2).

• Requires public school sports teams to be designated for (Sec. 2):

• Males;

• Females; or

• Coed.

• Prohibits male students from participating on female-designated, public school sports teams (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits female students from participating on male-designated, public school sports teams, except if a female-designated team does not exist for a specific sport (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes male students to participate in practices, exhibitions, or scrimmages against female-designated teams (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to provide changing rooms and multiple occupancy restrooms separated by sex (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits public schools from allowing male athletes to use the female-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits public schools from allowing female athletes to use the male-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to provide a reasonable accommodation for students who refuse or are unable to use their designated sex’s multiple occupancy restroom or changing area (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to designate one employee to ensure compliance of this law (Sec. 2). 

• Establishes the rights of students and the parents or guardians of students to file a complaint over an alleged violation of this law with the designated compliance employee (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes public school employees to make preliminary decisions while the investigation of an alleged violation of this law is undertaken (Sec. 2).

• Requires schools in violation of this law to create a corrective plan at the beginning of the following school year (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes public school systems to ban sports teams that fail to comply with this law (Sec. 2).

• Establishes a right to compensation for any students, parents, or guardians who file a civil action within two years of any harm, damages, or retaliatory actions received after filing a complaint regarding the violation of this law (Sec. 2).

• Requires Georgia intercollegiate sports team to be separated by sex into one of the following (Sec. 4):

• Male;

• Female; or

• Coed.

• Prohibits male students from participating on female-designated, intercollegiate sports teams (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits female students from participating on male-designated, intercollegiate sports teams, except if a female-designated team does not exist for a specific sport (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes male students to participate in practices, exhibitions, or scrimmages against female-designated, intercollegiate teams (Sec. 4).

• Requires public colleges and universities to provide changing rooms and multiple occupancy restrooms separated by sex (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits public colleges and universities from allowing male athletes to use the female-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits public colleges and universities from allowing female athletes to use the male-designated multiple occupancy restrooms or changing rooms while participating in a sports competition (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits male athletes from receiving athletic scholarships for female-designated sports teams (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text