Compare LA SB 156 (2021) and LA SB 44 (2022)

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LA SB 156 (2021)LA SB 44 (2022)
SLS 21RS-280 ORIGINAL 2021 Regular Session SENATE BILL NO. 156 BY SENATOR MIZELLSLS 22RS-79 ORIGINAL 2022 Regular Session SENATE BILL NO. 44 BY SENATOR MIZELL
AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS. Provides for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis. (8/1/21) 1 AN ACT 2 To enact Chapter 7-A of Title 4 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised 3 of R.S. 4:441 through 446, relative to athletic activities; to require that schools 4 designate intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural athletic teams according to 5 the biological sex of the team members; to provide that teams designated for females 6 are not open to participation by biological males; to provide immunity protections 7 for schools from certain adverse actions; to…AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS. Provides for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer equal opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis. (8/1/22) 1 AN ACT 2 To enact Chapter 7-A of Title 4 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised 3 of R.S. 4:441 through 446, relative to athletic activities; to require that schools 4 designate intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural athletic teams according to 5 the biological sex of the team members; to provide that teams designated for females 6 are not open to participation by biological males; to provide immunity protections 7 for schools from certain adverse action…
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the talent and capacities of our Nation's peoplethe 5 talent and capacities of our Nation's people
in United States v. Virginia, et 2 al, 518 U.Sin United States v. Virginia, et al., 8 518 U.S
States v. Virginia, et al, 4 518 U.S. at 533-534, one area where sex classifications should allow for the "full 5 development of the talent and capacities of our Nation's people", is in the area 6 of sports and athletics. 7 (7) A recent study of female and male Olympic performances found that, 8 although athletes from both sexes improved over the time span, the "gender 9 gap" between female and male performances remained stable. These studies 10 suggest that women's performances at the high level will never match those of 11 men. The evidence is unequivocal that starting in puberty, in every sport except 12 sailing, shooting, and riding, there will always be significant numbers of boys 13 a…States v. Virginia, et al., 8 518 U.S. at 533, one area where sex classifications should allow for the "full 9 development of the talent and capacities of our Nation's people" is in the area 10 of sports and athletics. 11 (7) A recent study of female and male Olympic performances found that, 12 although athletes from both sexes improved over the time span, the athletic 13 gender performance gap between female and male performances remained 14 stable. These studies suggest that women's performances at a high level will 15 never match those of men. The evidence is unequivocal that, starting in puberty, 16 in every sport except sailing, shooting, and riding, there will always be 17 significant…
also providing them with opportunities to obtain recognition, accolades, 26 scholarships, better physical and mental health, and the numerous other 27 long-term benefits that flow from success in athletic endeavors. 28 §443. Definitions 29 In this Chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the following definitionsalso providing them with opportunities to obtain recognition, accolades, 2 scholarships, better physical and mental health, and the numerous other 3 long-term benefits that flow from success in athletic endeavors. 4 §443. Definitions 5 In this Chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the following definitions
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board member" means a person who 3 serves as a board member or officer for aboard member" means a person who serves as a board 3 member or officer for a
intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural 15 athletic team or sporting eventintercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural athletic team or 7 sporting event
state funding 29 shall be expressly designated, based upon biological sex, as only one of thestate funding shall 8 be expressly designated, based upon biological sex, as only one of the
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students 5 who are biological females. 6 (3) A coeducational or mixed team or eventstudents who are biological females. (3) A coeducational or mixed team or event
open to students who are not biologically femaleopen to students who are not biologically female
be construed to restrict the eligibility of 11 any student to participate in any intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural 12 athletic teams or sports designated as "males", "men", or "boys", or designated 13 as "coed", or "mixedbe construed to restrict the eligibility of any student to participate in any intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural athletic teams or sports designated as "males", "men", or "boys" or designated as "coed" or "mixed

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