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64 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0060
75 Student eligibility in sports-amendments.
86 Sponsored by: Representative(s) Lawley, Andrew, Angelos,
9-Banks, Clouston, Guggenmos, Haroldson,
10-Heiner, Kelly, Larson, JT, Neiman, Singh and
11-Williams and Senator(s) Brennan, Crago,
12-Hutchings, Jones, Olsen, Schuler and
7+Clouston, Haroldson, Heiner, Larson, JT,
8+Neiman, Singh and Williams and Senator(s)
9+Brennan, Crago, Jones, Olsen, Schuler and
1310 Steinmetz
1411 A BILL
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1613 1 AN ACT relating to education; amending student eligibility
17-2 requirements in interscholastic or intercollegiate
18-3 activities; specifying requirements for the University of
19-4 Wyoming and community colleges for student eligibility;
20-5 prohibiting participation in athletic activities as
21-6 specified; providing definitions; repealing alternate
22-7 procedures for determining student eligibility; making
23-8 conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates.
14+2 requirements in interscholastic activities; specifying
15+3 requirements for the University of Wyoming and community
16+4 colleges for student eligibility; prohibiting participation
17+5 in athletic activities as specified; providing definitions;
18+6 repealing alternate procedures for determining student
19+7 eligibility; making conforming amendments; and providing
20+8 for effective dates.
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2724 12W.S. 21-25-103 is created to read:
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3328 4 (a) Any student or a parent or guardian of a student
34-5 who is harmed by a false accusation of a violation of this
35-6 chapter or a violation of this chapter shall have a private
36-7 cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, attorney
37-8 fees and any other relief available under law against the
38-9 school, government entity, licensing or accrediting
39-10 organization, athletic association or athletic organization
40-11 violating this chapter.
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42-13 (b) Any school that suffers any direct or indirect
43-14 harm as a result of a false accusation of a violation of
44-15 this chapter or a violation of this chapter shall have a
45-16 private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages,
46-17 attorney fees and any other relief available under law
47-18 against the government entity, licensing or accrediting
48-19 organization, athletic association or athletic organization
49-20 violating this chapter.
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52-3HB00601 (c) A civil action commenced under this section shall
53-2 be brought not later than two (2) years after the violation
54-3 of this chapter occurred.
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56-5. W.S. 21-25-101(a)(iii) and by creating new
57-6 paragraphs (v) through (ix) and 21-25-102(a)(intro), (b),
58-7 (c), (d)(i), (ii), (e) and by creating new subsections (g)
59-8 and (h) are amended to read:
29+5 who is harmed by a violation of this chapter shall have a
30+6 private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages,
31+7 attorney fees and any other relief available under law
32+8 against the school, government entity, licensing or
33+9 accrediting organization, athletic association or athletic
34+10 organization violating this chapter.
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36+12 (b) Any school that suffers any direct or indirect
37+13 harm as a result of a violation of this chapter shall have
38+14 a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages,
39+15 attorney fees and any other relief available under law
40+16 against the government entity, licensing or accrediting
41+17 organization, athletic association or athletic organization
42+18 violating this chapter.
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44+20 (c) A civil action commenced under this section shall
45+21 be brought not later than two (2) years after the violation
46+22 of this chapter occurred.
47+23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03823HB00601. W.S. 21-25-101(a)(iii) and by creating new
48+2 paragraphs (v) through (viii) and 21-25-102(a)(intro), (b),
49+3 (c), (d)(i), (ii), (e) and by creating a new subsection (g)
50+4 are amended to read:
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56+10 (iii) "School" means a school consisting of
57+11 grades through 12 (twelve), or
58+12 any combination of grades within this range,
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65-14 (iii) "School" means a school consisting of
66-15 grades through 12 (twelve), or
67-16 any combination of grades within this range,
60+14or an institution of higher education
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69-18or an institution of higher education
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84+16 (a) A public school or a private school that competes
85+17 against a public school shall expressly designate
86+18 as one (1) of
87+19 the following based on sex:
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89+21 (b) A student of the male sex shall not compete, and
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91+1 to compete, in an athletic activity
92+2 students of the female sex.
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94+4 (c) A government entity or licensing or accrediting
95+5 organization shall not entertain a complaint, open an
96+6 investigation or take any other adverse action against a
97+7 school described in subsection (a) of this section for
98+8 maintaining separate
99+9 for students of the female sex.
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101+11 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
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103+13 (i) Restrict the eligibility of any student to
104+14 participate in any
105+15 designated for students of the male sex or designated as
106+16 coed or mixed; or
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108+18 (ii) Prohibit a school from permitting males to
109+19 train or practice with an
110+20 that is designated for females so long as no female is
111+21 deprived of a roster spot on a team
112+22, opportunity to participate in a practice
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114+1 institution or any other benefit that accompanies
115+2 participating in the interscholastic athletic activity.
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117+4 (e) A government entity, any licensing or any
118+5 athletic association shall not
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120+7 adverse action against:
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122+9 (i) A school for maintaining separate athletic
123+10 for students of the female sex;
124+11 or
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126+13 (ii) A student if the student or the parent or
127+14 guardian of a student requests a contested case pursuant to
128+15 subsection (f) of this section or that reports a violation
129+16 of this section to an employee or representative of the
130+17 school or athletic association
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102-4 (a) A public school or a private school that competes
103-5 against a public school shall expressly designate
104-6 athletic as one (1) of
105-7 the following based on sex:
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107-9 (b) A student of the male sex shall not compete, and
108-10 a
109-11 to compete, in an athletic activity
110-12 students of the female sex.
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112-14 (c) A government entity or licensing or accrediting
113-15 organization shall not entertain a complaint, open an
114-16 investigation or take any other adverse action against a
115-17 school described in subsection (a) of this section for
116-18 maintaining separate
117-19 for students of the female sex.
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140+5 and 21-25-201 through 21-25-204 are repealed.
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142+7Not later than July 1, 2025, the
143+8 University of Wyoming and each Wyoming community college
144+9 shall take all actions necessary to implement this act.
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148+13 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
149+14 section, this act is effective July 1, 2025.
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151+16 (b) Sections 4 and 5 of this act are effective
152+17 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
153+18 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
154+19 the Wyoming Constitution.
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119-21 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
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123-2 participate in any
124-3 designated for students of the male sex or designated as
125-4 coed or mixed; or
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127-6 (ii) Prohibit a school from permitting males to
128-7 train or practice with an
129-8 that is designated for females so long as no female is
130-9 deprived of a roster spot on a team
131-10, opportunity to participate in a practice
132-11 or competition, scholarship, admission to an educational
133-12 institution or any other benefit that accompanies
134-13 participating in the
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137-16 (e) A government entity, any licensing or any
138-17 athletic association shall not
139-18 retaliate or take any
140-19 adverse action against:
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142-21 (i) A school for maintaining separate athletic
143-22 for students of the female sex;
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148-2 (ii) A student if the student or the parent or
149-3 guardian of a student requests a contested case pursuant to
150-4 subsection (f) of this section or that reports a violation
151-5 of this section to an employee or representative of the
152-6 school or athletic association
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167-21W.S. 16-4-405(a)(xiii), 21-25-101(a)(ii)
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171-8HB00601Not later than July 1, 2025, the
172-2 University of Wyoming and each Wyoming community college
173-3 shall take all actions necessary to implement this act.
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177-7 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
178-8 section, this act is effective July 1, 2025.
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180-10 (b) Sections 4 and 5 of this act are effective
181-11 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
182-12 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
183-13 the Wyoming Constitution.
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