Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2023

1/18/2024, 6:02 AM

Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2023

This bill defines sex under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as a person's biological sex at birth. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.)

The bill also specifies that Title IX does not prohibit schools from having sex-segregated bathrooms, locker rooms, or athletic or academic programs, nor does it authorize the Department of Education to require schools to forgo such sex-segregated facilities or programs in order to receive funding.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 935

Introduced on
2023-02-09

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/9/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2023

This bill defines sex under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as a person's biological sex at birth. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.)

The bill also specifies that Title IX does not prohibit schools from having sex-segregated bathrooms, locker rooms, or athletic or academic programs, nor does it authorize the Department of Education to require schools to forgo such sex-segregated facilities or programs in order to receive funding.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo clarify protections related to sex and sex-segregated spaces and to activities under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Policy Areas
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Potential Impact
Athletes
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Genetics
Higher education
School athletics
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/5/2023

Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2023

This bill defines sex under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as a person's biological sex at birth. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in fed...


Latest Action2/9/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.