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Maryland SB588

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Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)

Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated in a certain manner; prohibiting certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports from including certain students; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school under certain circumstances; etc.

Legislative Session

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2025 Regular Session

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An interscholastic or intramural junior varsity or varsity athletic team or sport that is sponsored by a public or nonpublic high school shall be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex: (I) a boys’, male, or men’s team or sport; (ii) a girls’, female, or women’s team or sport; or (iii) a coeducational or mixed team or sport.

An interscholastic or intramural junior varsity or varsity athletic team or sport designated for girls, females, or women may not include students of the male sex.

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Calendar

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2025-03-0513:00HearingN/ASenate Education, Energy, and the Environment Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-02-05Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-27First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment