Text of MN SF 724 (2023)

1.1 A bill for an act​ 1.2 relating to education; providing for participation in athletic teams; amending​ 1.3 Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.04, subdivision 4.​ 1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​ 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​ 1.6 Subd. 4. Provision of separate teams. When an equal opportunity to participate in the​ 1.7 elementary or secondary school level athletic program of an educational institution or public​ 1.8 service is not provided to members of a sex whose overall athletic opportunities have​ 1.9 previously been limited, that educational institution or public service shall, where there is​ 1.10 demonstrated interest, provide separate teams for members of the excluded sex in sports​ 1.11 which it determines will provide members of that excluded sex with an equal opportunity​ 1.12 to participate in its athletic program and which will attempt to accommodate their​ 1.13 demonstrated interests. A public elementary or secondary school or a school that is a member​ 1.14 of the Minnesota State High School League that permits a member of the male sex to​ 1.15 participate in interscholastic or intramural athletics that are designed for members of the​ 1.16 female sex is in violation of this section.​ 1.17 EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.​ 1​ Section 1.​ 23-02391 as introduced​ 01/19/23 REVISOR CM/CA​ SENATE​ STATE OF MINNESOTA​ S.F. No. 724​ NINETY-THIRD SESSION​ (SENATE AUTHORS: WESENBERG, Lieske, Gruenhagen and Bahr)​ OFFICIAL STATUS​ D-PG​ DATE​ Introduction and first reading​ 01/25/2023​ Referred to Education Policy​