Text of MO SB 29 (2023)
Prohibits an athletic team sponsored by a school from allowing a student to compete in an athletic competition designated for the opposite biological sex
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FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 29
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LUETKEMEYER.
0948S.01I
KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to interscholastic athletic
competitions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 167, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto
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one new section, to be known as section 167.176, to read as
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follows:
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167.176. 1. Except as provided by subsection 2 of
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this section, an interscholastic athletic team sponsored or
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authorized by a public school or public charter school shall
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not allow a student to compete in an interscholastic
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athletic competition sponsored or authorized by the school
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that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the
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student's biological sex as correctly stated on:
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(1) The student's official birth certificate, as
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described in subsection 3 of this section; or
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(2) If the student's official birth certificate
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described by subdivision (1) of this subsection is
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unobtainable, another government record.
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2. An interscholastic athletic team described by
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subsection 2 of this section may allow a female student to
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compete in an interscholastic athletic competition that is
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designated for male students if a corresponding
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interscholastic athletic competition designated for female
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students is not offered or available.
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3. For purposes of this section, a statement of a
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student's biological sex on the student's official birth
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certificate is considered to have correctly stated the
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student's biological sex only if the statement was:
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(1) Entered at or near the time of the student's
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birth; or
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(2) Modified to correct any type of scrivener or
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clerical error in the student's biological sex.
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4. The parent or guardian of any student, or any
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student who is over eighteen years of age, who is deprived
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of an athletic opportunity as a result of a violation of
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this section shall have a cause of action for injunctive or
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other equitable relief, as well as payment of reasonable
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attorney's fees, costs, and expenses of the parent,
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guardian, or student. The relief and remedies set forth
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shall not be deemed exclusive and shall be in addition to
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any other relief or remedies permitted by law.
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