Text of IL HB 1071 (2024)

SCH/HIGHER ED-SEX SEGREGATION

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1071 Introduced , by Rep. Chris Miller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no receipt of State funding may be contingent upon an educational institution forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated spaces by the educational institution, including bathrooms and locker rooms. Provides that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no receipt of State funding may be contingent upon an educational institution forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated athletic or academic programs by the educational institution. LRB103 05066 RJT 50080 b A BILL FOR HB1071LRB103 05066 RJT 50080 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safety 5and Opportunity for Girls Act. 6 Section 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: 7 "Sex" means sex determined solely by a person's 8reproductive biology and genetics at birth. 9 "Sex-segregated" means limited to or separated by sex. 10 Section 10. Sex-segregated spaces and programs. 11 (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no 12receipt of State funding may be contingent upon an educational 13institution forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated spaces 14by the educational institution, including bathrooms and locker 15rooms. 16 (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no 17receipt of State funding may be contingent upon an educational 18institution forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated 19athletic or academic programs by the educational institution.