Fair Play for Women Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Fair Play for Women Act is a detailed Title IX athletics bill. It applies nondiscrimination rules to state athletic associations, local educational agencies, intercollegiate athletic associations, and covered higher education institutions; defines covered school and college athletic entities; expands higher education athletics disclosures to include club and intramural athletics and more scholarship detail; creates annual elementary and secondary athletics equality reporting; requires yearly Title IX athletics training for coordinators, employees, and athletes; and authorizes Education Department civil penalties for covered schools and institutions found out of compliance. The bill is framed around women's and girls' athletic opportunities, facilities, scholarships, and enforcement.
Who Benefits and How
Women athletes benefit from stronger Title IX athletics enforcement around teams, competitions, facilities, amenities, and scholarship information. Girls in elementary and secondary school athletics benefit from annual reporting and training focused on athletics equality. Title IX complainants benefit from better disclosure data and annual training on rights and complaint procedures. Education Department civil-rights staff benefit from civil-penalty authority when covered schools repeatedly violate Title IX athletics requirements.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State athletic associations must align rules, competitions, championships, locations, and facilities with the bill's nondiscrimination requirements. Local educational agencies and covered schools must collect athletics data, train staff and athletes, and report equality statistics. Colleges and athletic associations must expand athletics disclosures for intercollegiate, club, and intramural sports. Schools found out of compliance face civil penalties and required remediation after repeated violations.
Key Provisions
- Strengthens Title IX athletics nondiscrimination duties for school, state, college, and intercollegiate athletic entities.
- Expands higher education athletics disclosures to cover more teams, scholarships, aid, and participation data.
- Requires annual elementary and secondary athletics equality reporting disaggregated by sex and race or ethnicity.
- Authorizes Education Department civil penalties and remediation for repeated athletics compliance failures.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Strengthens Title IX athletics protections by regulating school and college athletic associations, expanding athletics disclosures, requiring annual training, and adding civil penalties.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Civil Rights, Sports
Primary Purpose
Strengthens Title IX athletics protections by regulating school and college athletic associations, expanding athletics disclosures, requiring annual training, and adding civil penalties.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Women athletes
- Girls in school athletics
- Title IX complainants
- Education Department civil-rights staff
Identified Costs
- State athletic associations
- Local educational agencies
- Colleges
- Noncompliant schools
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Adams (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Davis …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Colleges, Girls in school athletics, Women athletes
Positive-direction: Girls in school athletics, Women athletes
Negative-direction: Colleges
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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