Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 420 (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Birkeland, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires certain schools to report information regarding student participation in interscholastic sports available to students enrolled at the school;
• requires certain schools to include in the school's report information regarding an action plan that the school creates to address a discrepancy in participation in gender-designated interscholastic sport; and
• requires a local governing board to review the report in a public board meeting.

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Bill text

TITLE IX REPORTING
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kera Birkeland
Senate Sponsor: 
 Michael K. McKell
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses reporting of information regarding student participation in school
athletics categorized by gender.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ requires certain schools to report information regarding student participation in
interscholastic sports available to students enrolled at the school;
▸ requires certain schools to include in the school's report information regarding an
action plan that the school creates to address a discrepancy in participation in
gender-designated interscholastic sport; and
▸ requires a local governing board to review the report in a public board meeting.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53G-6-901
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53G-6-901
 is enacted to read:
 53G-6-901.
Report -- Action plan.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Gender-designated interscholastic sport" means a sport that is specifically
designated for female or male students.
(b) "Interscholastic sport" means an activity in which a student represents the student's
school in the sport in competition against another school.
(c) "School" means a public school that sponsors or offers an interscholastic sport in
which students enrolled at the school may participate.
(d) "Title IX" means Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Sec.
et seq.
(2) Before the beginning of each academic year, the athletic director or another
administrator of each school shall report to the school's local governing board regarding:
(a) the number and type of interscholastic sports available at the school, categorized by
gender designation;
(b) the number of students competing in a gender-designated interscholastic sport at the
school, categorized by gender;
(c) the amount of spending that the school devotes to each gender-designated sport,
reported in total amount and on a per-student basis;
(d) any information regarding the school's efforts in Title IX compliance; and
(e) if there is a discrepancy between male-designated and female-designated sports of
10% or greater, an action plan that the school develops to address the discrepancy.
(3) An LEA governing board that receives the report described in Subsection (2) shall
review the report in a public board meeting.