Text of CT HB 5789 (2025)

LCO No. 2786 1 of 2 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5789 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 2786 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION IN MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require a student to 1 participate in male and female athletic programs based on the sex 2 designated on such student's birth certificate and, if such designation is 3 disputed or unclear, such student shall participate in such programs 4 based on such student's sex chromosomes and, if such student has a sex 5 chromosome variation, such student shall participate in such programs 6 based on such student's testosterone level as follows: (1) For levels at or 7 below 3.08 nanomoles per liter, such student shall be entitled to a 8 hearing on whether such student poses a safety risk to other students 9 participating in female athletic programs, and (2) for levels above 3.08 10 nanomoles per liter, such student may only participate in male athletic 11 programs, provided any student may participate in a male athletic 12 program unless such student's testosterone level is due to unnatural 13 causes. 14 Proposed Bill No. 5789 LCO No. 2786 2 of 2 Statement of Purpose: To establish guidelines for participation in male and female athletic programs.