Senator CASH proposes the following amendment (4100R040.KMM.RJC.DOCX):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- EIA, page 340, line 8, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:

/ 1A.__.( SDE-EIA: Same Sex School Athletic Team Participation) (A) A middle school-level or high school-level interscholastic or intramural athletic team or sport that is sponsored by a public school or a private school, if the school's students or teams compete against a public school, must be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex:

(1) 'males', 'men', or 'boys';

(2) 'females', 'women', or 'girls'; or

(3) 'coed' or 'mixed'.

(B) An athletic team or sport that is designated for 'females', 'women', or 'girls' must not be open to students of the male sex. A student's original birth certificate shall be used to determine the student's biological sex.

(C) A school district that allows a school to field a team in violation of this proviso is prohibited from drawing down funds appropriated by this act while the violation continues. /

Amend sections, totals and title to conform.