{"id":1454730,"date":"2022-04-26T19:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T23:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454730"},"modified":"2022-04-26T19:29:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T23:29:38","slug":"tennessee-governor-signs-bill-creating-penalties-for-schools-that-dont-follow-biological-sports-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-governor-signs-bill-creating-penalties-for-schools-that-dont-follow-biological-sports-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Creating Penalties For Schools That Don\u2019t Follow Biological Sports Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-governor-signs-bill-creating-penalties-for-schools-that-dont-follow-biological-sports-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454730&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/B5A0ABAF-B78A-43A7-B491-F64CC56CB105_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a bill that would create penalties for public schools that don\u2019t follow the state\u2019s rules regarding biological males competing in girls\u2019 sports.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lee signed the measure last Friday, which states that the Tennessee Department of Education would withhold state funds from local school districts that do not establish what a student\u2019s sex is in order to take part in middle school or high school sports, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/more-sports\/2022\/04\/25\/6266d6c146163f14978b4586.html\"><span class=\"s1\">the Associated Press<\/span><\/a>. The legislation reportedly did not clarify how much state support would be withheld. The law is set to take effect on July 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last year, Lee signed a bill to \u201cpreserve women\u2019s athletics and ensure fair competition\u201d by separating sports by biological sex determined at birth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The bill said that students must prove that their sex is the same as what is on their \u201coriginal\u201d birth certificate. If that documentation is not available, the parents have to provide another form of evidence \u201cindicating the student\u2019s sex at the time of birth,\u201d per the AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/trackbill.com\/bill\/tennessee-house-bill-3-local-education-agencies-as-enacted-requires-that-a-students-gender-for-purposes-of-participation-in-a-public-middle-school-or-high-school-interscholastic-athletic-activity-or-event-be-determined-by-the-students-sex-at-the-time-of-the-students-birth-as-indicated-on-the-students-original-birth-certificate-amends-tca-title-49\/1952530\/\"><span class=\"s1\">legislation<\/span><\/a> from last year pointed out that \u201cit is unfortunate for some girls that those dreams, goals, and opportunities for participation, recruitment, and scholarships.\u201d It said female sports can be negatively impacted by new initiatives at schools that allow \u201cboys who are male in every biological respect to compete in girls\u2019 athletic competitions if they claim a female gender identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The law is in effect even though it is being challenged in court, with a trial tentatively scheduled for March 2023.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI signed the bill to preserve women\u2019s athletics and ensure fair competition,\u201d Governor Lee\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/27\/981913132\/tennessee-becomes-3rd-state-this-month-to-enact-restrictions-for-transgender-ath\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a>\u00a0via Twitter last year.\u00a0\u201cThis legislation responds to damaging federal policies that stand in opposition to the years of progress made under Title IX and I commend members of the General Assembly for their bipartisan work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lawmakers in Tennessee are also pushing through a separate measure regarding women\u2019s collegiate sports, and Republicans have pressed to protect teachers and school districts if they don\u2019t use a student\u2019s preferred pronoun, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/education\/tennessee-governor-signs-transgender-athlete-ban-in-girls-sports\"><span class=\"s1\">PBS<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Various states have taken similar action to protect girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports, even as some governors have decided against signing the measures.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear vetoed a bill banning biological males from competing in girls\u2019 sports from 6th-12th grades and women\u2019s college sports, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kentucky-legislators-override-governors-veto-pass-law-to-ban-transgender-athletes-from-girls-sports\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>But then the Republican-led legislature voted to override the veto. The bill makes it so that students have to compete in the sports that correspond with their sex assigned at birth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Indiana Republican Governor Eric Holcomb also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/indiana-republican-governor-vetoes-bill-to-ban-biological-males-from-competing-in-girls-sports\"><span class=\"s1\">vetoed<\/span><\/a> a bill earlier this year that would have blocked biological males from participating in girls\u2019 sports.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/gov\/files\/Veto-HEA-1041.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\">letter<\/span><\/a> to Indiana state Speaker Todd Huston (R), Holcomb said that the bill would increase \u201cthe likelihood of litigation against our schools with the courts having to adjudicate the uncertainties.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIn the two cases with initial rulings thus far, the courts have enjoined or prohibited laws with these same substantive provisions from taking effect based on equal protections grounds,\u201d Holcomb added.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He mentioned a third concern that it \u201cimplies that the goals of consistency and fairness in competitive female sports are not currently being met. After thorough review, I find no evidence to support either claim even if I support the overall goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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