Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits transgender girls from participating on female sports teams in public schools in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

• Defines a "Public institution of higher education" as (Sec. 2):

• A community college operating under Article XIX-A;

• A rural regional college established under Article XIX-G;

• A university within the State System of Higher Education; or 

• A State-related institution.

• Defines a  "Public school entity" as a school district, intermediate unit, area career and technical school, a charter school, regional charter school, or cyber charter school (Sec. 2).

• Defines "Se." as a person's immutable characteristics of the reproductive system that defines the individual as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that an interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by a public school entity must be expressly designated as either Male (men or boys), Female (women or girls), or Coed  (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls from being open to students of the male sex (Sec. 3).

• Specifies  that the bill takes effect 60 days after being passed (Sec. 7)

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