2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
March 25, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Brandtjen,
Cabral-Guevara, Rozar, Tittl, Gundrum, Sortwell, Tusler, Plumer,
Skowronski, James, Allen, Kuglitsch, Moses, Ramthun and Sanfelippo,
cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Jacque and Nass. Referred to Committee
on Education.
AB196,1,4 1An Act to amend 118.13 (1); and to create 118.132 of the statutes; relating to:
2designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools
3or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex
4of the participants.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires each school board, independent charter school, and private
school participating in a parental choice program (educational institution) that
operates or sponsors an interscholastic, intramural, or club athletic team or sport to
designate the athletic team or sport as falling into one of three categories based on
the sex of the participating pupils. The three categories are 1) participants who are
males, men, or boys; 2) participants who are females, women, or girls; and 3) coed or
participants of both sexes. The bill defines “sex” as the sex assigned at birth by a
physician. The bill also requires an educational institution to prohibit a male pupil
from participating on an athletic team or in an athletic sport designated for females,
women, or girls. Finally, the bill requires the educational institution to notify pupils
and parents if an educational institution intends to change a designation for an
athletic team or sport.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB196,1
1Section 1. 118.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB196,2,82 118.13 (1) Except as provided in s. ss. 118.132 (2) (b) and 120.13 (37m), no
3person may be denied admission to any public school or be denied participation in,
4be denied the benefits of or be discriminated against in any curricular,
5extracurricular, pupil services, recreational or other program or activity because of
6the person's sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital
7or parental status, sexual orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning
8disability.
AB196,2 9Section 2. 118.132 of the statutes is created to read:
AB196,2,11 10118.132 Interscholastic or intramural sports; designation as single sex
11or coed.
(1) In this section:
AB196,2,1412 (a) “Educational institution” means a school board, operator of a charter school
13authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and governing body of a private school
14participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB196,2,1515 (b) “Sex” means the sex assigned to an individual at birth by a physician.
AB196,2,17 16(2) An educational institution that operates or sponsors an interscholastic,
17intramural, or club athletic team or sport shall do all of the following:
AB196,2,1918 (a) Expressly designate the athletic team or sport as one of the following based
19on the sex of the participating pupils:
AB196,2,2020 1. Males, men, or boys,
AB196,2,2121 2. Females, women, or girls.
AB196,2,2222 3. Coed or mixed-sex.
AB196,2,2423 (b) Prohibit pupils of the male sex from participating on an athletic team or in
24an athletic sport that is designated for females, women, or girls under par. (a).
AB196,3,5
1(c) If the educational institution intends to change the designation of an
2athletic team or sport under par. (a), provide written notification of the change to
3pupils who are eligible under both the previous and current designation to
4participate in the athletic sport or on the athletic team and to the parents or
5guardians of those pupils.
AB196,3,9 6(3) (a) A pupil who is deprived of the opportunity to participate in an athletic
7sport or on an athletic team or who suffers any direct or indirect harm as the result
8of a violation of sub. (2) may bring a cause of action against an educational institution
9for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law.
AB196,3,1610 (b) A pupil who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by an
11educational institution or athletic association or organization, as a result of
12reporting a violation of sub. (2) to an employee or representative of the educational
13institution or athletic association or organization or to any state or federal agency
14with oversight over the educational institution, may bring a cause of action against
15the educational institution or athletic association or organization for injunctive
16relief, damages, and any other relief available under law.
AB196,3,2217 (c) An educational institution that suffers any direct or indirect harm by a
18governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association or
19organization as a result of compliance with sub. (2) may bring a cause of action
20against the governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic
21association or organization for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief
22available under law.
AB196,3,2323 (End)
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