H 4761 General Bill, By Hayes and Burns
Summary: School sponsored athletics
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-77 SO AS TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS SHALL DETERMINE THE GENDER OF A STUDENT SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS SANCTIONED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE BEFORE THE STUDENT MAY PARTICIPATE IN THOSE ATHLETICS, TO PROVIDE THIS GENDER DETERMINATION MUST BE THE GENDER OF THE STUDENT AT BIRTH AS INDICATED ON THE CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF THE STUDENT, TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS MAY NOT PERMIT BOYS TO TRY OUT FOR OR PARTICIPATE IN HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE-SANCTIONED ATHLETIC TEAMS DESIGNATED AS GIRLS' TEAMS, TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS MAY NOT PERMIT GIRLS TO TRY OUT FOR OR PARTICIPATE IN HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE-SANCTIONED ATHLETIC TEAMS DESIGNATED AS BOYS' TEAMS, AND TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS THAT OFFER HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE-SANCTIONED MIXED OR COED ATHLETIC TEAMS IN WHICH THE GAME RULES DESIGNATE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TEAM PARTICIPANTS FROM EACH GENDER MAY NOT PERMIT BOYS TO QUALIFY FOR GIRLS' SLOTS OR FOR GIRLS TO QUALIFY FOR BOYS' SLOTS.
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01/27/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 82)
01/27/16	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 82)