Text of MN HF 551 (2023)
Female sports team participation restricted to female sex.
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As introduced
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A bill for an act
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relating to education; restricting female sports team participation to the female
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sex; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.04, by adding a subdivision.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
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to read:
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Subd. 4a. Female sports teams. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, only students
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of the female sex may participate in an elementary or secondary school level athletic team
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or sport that an educational institution has restricted on the basis of sex to women or girls.
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If there is a dispute as to whether a student is of the female sex, the student must present a
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signed physician's statement indicating the student's sex that is based solely on:
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(1) the student's internal and external reproductive anatomy;
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(2) the student's naturally occurring level of testosterone; and
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(3) an analysis of the student's chromosomes.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.
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CM/LN
23-00966
12/14/22
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 551
NINETY-THIRD SESSION
Authored by Scott, Niska, Hudson, Perryman, Hudella and others
01/19/2023
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy