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PRINTER'S NO. 149 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 158 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BYPRINTER'S NO. 2285 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 1849 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY
AN ACT Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harms suffered by designation. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as theAN ACT Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Public institution of higher education." Any of the following: (1) A community college operating under Article XIX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (2) A rural regional college established under Article XIX-G of the Public School Code of 1949. (3) A university within the State System of Higher Education under Article XX-A of the Public School Code of 1949. (4) A State-related institution as defined in section…Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Public institution of higher education." One of the following: (1) A community college operating under Article XIX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949. (2) A rural regional college established under Article 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 XIX-G of the Public School Code of 1949. (3) A university within the State System of Higher Education under Article XX-A of the Public School Code of 1949. (4) A State-related institution as defined in sect…
Section 3. Designation of athletic teams and sports. (aSection 3. Designation of athletic teams and sports. (a
An interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural or club athletic team or sportan interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural or club athletic team or sport
intramural or club athletic team or sport designed for the student's sex or designated coed or mixed. Section 4. Protection for educational institutions. A government entity, licensing or accrediting organization or an athletic association or organization may not entertain a complaint, open an investigation or take other adverse action against a school or institution of higher education for maintainingintramural or club athletic team or sport designed for the student's sex or designated coed or mixed. Section 4. Protection for educational institutions. A government entity, licensing or accrediting organization or an athletic association or organization may not entertain a complaint, open an investigation or take any other adverse action against a school or institution of higher education for maintaining
for students of the female sex. Section 5. Cause of action. (a) Deprivation of opportunity.--A student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or who suffers a direct or indirect harm as a result of a known violation of section 3 may bring a cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, attorney fees and costs and any other relief available under law against the school or institution of higher education. (b) Retaliation.--A student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a school, institution of higher education or athletic association or organization as a result of reporting a violation of section 3 to an employee o…for students of the female sex. Section 5. Cause of action. (a) Deprivation of opportunity.--A student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or who suffers a direct or indirect harm as a result of a known violation of section 3 may bring a cause of action for injunctive relief; damages; psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered; attorney fees and costs; and any other relief available under law against the school or institution of higher education. (b) Retaliation.--A student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a school, institution of higher education or athletic association or organization as a result of reporting a violation of section 3 to an employee…