Community youth athletics programs: sex or gender discrimination.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on when the law will start or specific actions local governments must take to comply with the new rules.

Community Youth Athletics Programs: No Sex or Gender Discrimination

This law stops cities, counties, school districts, and other local agencies from discriminating based on sex or gender in community youth athletics programs and related facilities.

What This Bill Does

• Makes it illegal for local government bodies to discriminate against anyone based on their sex or gender in community youth sports programs.
• Expands the types of organizations that must follow this rule, including school districts and charter schools.
• Defines key terms like 'community youth athletics programs' and 'recreation facilities.'
• Requires these agencies to provide equal opportunities for both boys and girls to participate in sports and use related facilities.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local government bodies like cities, counties, school districts, and charter schools.
• People who run or take part in community youth athletics programs.
• Anyone who uses parks and recreation facilities for these sports programs.

Terms To Know

Community youth athletics programs

Sports activities organized by local governments for young people.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify when it will start.
• Local agencies might need extra money to follow this rule, which could affect how they run their programs.
• It's unclear what specific actions local governments must take to avoid breaking the new rules.

Official Summary Text

AB 932, Irwin.
Community youth athletics programs: sex or gender discrimination.
Existing law prohibits public funds from being used in connection with any athletic program conducted under the auspices of a school district governing board or any student organization within the district, which does not provide equal opportunity to both sexes for participation and for use of facilities.
Existing law prohibits a city, county, city and county, or special district from discriminating against any person on the basis of gender in the operation, conduct, or administration of community youth athletics programs, as defined, or in the allocation of parks and recreation facilities and resources, as defined, that support or enable these programs. Existing law creates an independent right to bring a civil action for a violation of this prohibition for equitable and monetary relief, as specified.
This bill would instead prohibit a city, county, city and county, special district, school district, county office of education, or charter school from discriminating against a person on the basis of sex or gender in the operation, conduct, or administration of community youth athletics programs, or in the allocation of parks and recreation facilities and resources or school and recreation facilities and resources that support or enable these programs. The bill would define various terms for these purposes and make related conforming changes. By imposing a new duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires
the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Current Bill Text

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