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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 70
BY SENATORS BARROW, BERNARD, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CARTER, CATHEY,
CONNICK, CORTEZ, FOIL, HENRY, HEWITT, JACKSON,
LUNEAU, MCMATH, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS,
MIZELL, PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, STINE,
TALBOT, TARVER, WARD, WHITE AND WOMACK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To recognize and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX and to
celebrate its history and impact.
WHEREAS, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 was passed on
June 23, 1972; and
WHEREAS, Representatives Patsy T. Mink and Edith Green led the fight in
Congress to pass this landmark legislation; and
WHEREAS, on October 29, 2002, Title IX was named the "Patsy Takemoto Mink
Equal Opportunity in Education Act" in recognition of Representative Mink's heroic,
visionary, and tireless leadership in developing and passing Title IX; and
WHEREAS, Title IX codifies protection from discrimination based on sex in
educational programs, stating that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex,
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination
under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, Title IX helped tear down inequitable admissions policies, increase
opportunities for women in nontraditional fields of study such as math and science, improve
vocational education opportunities for women, reduce discrimination against pregnant
students and teen mothers, protect female students from sexual harassment in our schools,
and increase athletic opportunities for girls and women; and
WHEREAS, Title IX has opened the doors of educational opportunity to millions of
women and girls across the nation; and
WHEREAS, Title IX applies to all public and private elementary schools, secondary
schools, school districts, colleges, and universities receiving any federal funding; and
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WHEREAS, before the passage of Title IX, women and girls faced discrimination
and limited opportunities in higher education programs, athletics, and extracurricular
activities; and
WHEREAS, while Title IX has been instrumental in fostering fifty years of progress
toward equality in educational institutions and the workplace, there remains progress to be
made; and
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana remains committed to ensuring campus safety,
ending sex-based discrimination against all students in elementary, secondary, and higher
education, and providing equal opportunities for all students; and
WHEREAS, several coaches and athletes throughout the state of Louisiana have been
recognized as Title IX trailblazers in the realm of women's athletics, including Sue Gunter,
DD Breaux, Ann Smith, Yvette Girouard, Leon Barmore, Sonja Hogg, Louise "Do" Bonin,
Emma Ellerman Boozman, Lisa Brewer, Mona Davidson Martin, Dianne Pitmann McCain,
Pat Nolen Pierson, Robin Roberts, and many others; and
WHEREAS, Title IX has been the basis for Louisiana laws that protect students from
discrimination based on sex in Louisiana colleges and universities, laws requiring policy
creation and reform regarding power-based violence, and laws requiring power-based
violence accountability in Louisiana schools; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislature, with dynamic leadership from its female
Senate and House members, passed significant and comprehensive bills in 2021, which were
signed into law by Governor John Bel Edwards, that expanded Title IX laws on a state level
through the development of power-based violence laws.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commemorate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, and commends the national movement and
state focus on increased equality for and fair treatment of all students.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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