HB2734--PARTICIPATIONINATHLETICCOMPETITIONS SPONSOR: Basye Thisbilldefines"sex"as,thetwomaincategoriesofmaleand femaleintowhichindividualsaredividedbasedonanindividual's reproductivebiologyatbirthandtheindividual'sgenome. Thebillprohibitspublicschooldistrictsandinstitutionsof highereducationfromallowinganindividualofthemalesexto participateinasportdesignatedforthefemalesexasdetermined bythestudent'sofficialbirthcertificate,orifunobtainable, anothergovernmentrecord. Thebillclarifiesthatbiologicalsexisonlycorrectlystatedon birthcertificatesifitwasenteredatornearthetimeofbirth ormodifiedtocorrectscrivener'serror. Anypublicschooldistrictorinstitutionofhighereducationthat violatesthisprohibitionwillbeineligibleforstateaidorother revenuefromthestate. ThisbillisthesameasHB2197(2022)