Text of IN HB 1088 (2020)

Introduced Version HOUSE BILL No. 1088 _____ DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL Citations Affected: IC 20-26-14-10; IC 20-33-13. Synopsis: School athletics. Provides that an interscholastic athletic event conducted, organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) must require that a person born as a male may not participate in or compete: (1) against an athletic team composed of persons born as females; or (2) in an individual sport against a person born as a female. Provides that, for athletic sports programs or intramural sports programs for grade 6 through grade 12, a person born as a male may not participate in or compete: (1) against another athletic team composed of persons born as females; or (2) in an individual sport against a person born as a female. Effective: July 1, 2020. Stutzman January 16, 2020, read first time and referred to Committee on Education. 2020 IN 1088—LS 6599/DI 116 Introduced Second Regular Session of the 121st General Assembly (2020) PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts between statutes enacted by the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly. HOUSE BILL No. 1088 A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: 1 SECTION 1. IC 20-26-14-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA 2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS 3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2020]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in 4 subsection (b), in the case of an interscholastic athletic event 5 conducted, organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by the association, 6 a person born as a male may not participate in or compete: 7 (1) against an athletic team composed of persons born as 8 females; or 9 (2) in an individual sport against a person born as a female. 10 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who is born with 11 a disorder of sexual development (DSD) who provides written 12 documentation from a doctor evidencing that the person had a 13 disorder of sexual development at the time of birth. 14 SECTION 2. IC 20-33-13 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE 15 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE 16 JULY 1, 2020]: 17 Chapter 13. Athletics 2020 IN 1088—LS 6599/DI 116 2 1 Sec. 1. (a) This chapter does not apply to an interscholastic 2 athletic event conducted, organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by 3 the association (as defined in IC 20-26-14-1). 4 (b) This chapter applies to athletic sports programs or 5 intramural sports programs for grade 6 through grade 12 of: 6 (1) a public school; and 7 (2) an accredited nonpublic school that voluntarily elects to 8 compete against a public school. 9 Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person born as 10 a male may not compete: 11 (1) on a school athletic team against another athletic team that 12 is composed of persons born as females; or 13 (2) in an individual sport against a person born as a female. 14 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who is born with 15 a disorder of sexual development (DSD) who provides written 16 documentation from a doctor evidencing that the person had a 17 disorder of sexual development at the time of birth. 2020 IN 1088—LS 6599/DI 116