Senator HUTTO proposed the following amendment (WAB\4608C077.RT.WAB22):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 59-1-500(C)(1) and (2) and inserting:

/ (1)A student , including a transgender student, who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this section has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law against the school or public postsecondary institution.

(2) A student , including a transgender student, who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a school, public postsecondary institution, or athletic association or organization as a result of reporting a violation of this section to an employee or representative of the school, institution, or athletic association or organization, or to any state or federal agency with oversight of schools or public postsecondary institutions in this State, has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law against the school, institution, or athletic association or organization. /