Protect Girls' Sports in Arizona Act
CCTE supports Arizona Proposition 318. The measure would preserve the integrity of girls' sports and the privacy of athletic facilities by requiring interscholastic and intramural sports teams—along with their restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms—to be designated by biological sex.
Frequently Asked Questions
What would Proposition 318 (HCR2003) change in current Arizona law?
Arizona currently has a law on the books—SB 1165—which prohibits biological males from participating on "athletic teams or sports designated for 'females', 'women' or 'girls'."
SB 1165 was signed into law in 2022. Its enforceability was recently supported by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in West Virginia et al. v. B. P. J., which upheld similar state laws.
Proposition 318 (also known as HCR2003) strengthens existing law by requiring schools to designate each sports team as either male, female, or coed, and requiring individuals to use the locker room (or other private space) that accords with their biological sex.
How does the measure define "sex"?
Proposition 318 defines a person's sex by "an individual's biological status as male or female as recorded at birth on the individual's original birth certificate."
Does this measure address bathrooms and locker rooms in addition to sports teams?
This proposed law addresses the use of "restrooms, locker rooms, shower rooms or other private spaces that are integral to athletic engagement."
If the voters approve Proposition 318, every individual would be required to use the facility that is specifically "designated for that individual's sex." This means that biological males (according to their original birth certificate) would not be able to use a restroom, locker room, shower room, or private space specifically designated as "female."
Which teams and levels does it apply to?
This measure applies to public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and athletic associations that "sponsor an interscholastic or intramural sport."
How will it be enforced and what consequences will there be for violating the law?
Proposition 318 will follow the same mechanism for enforcement and consequences as SB 1165—"private cause of action for injunctive relief."
This means that if a school or an athletic association "knowingly" violates this law, and an athlete is "deprived of an athletic opportunity," "suffers any... harm," or "is subject to retaliation or another adverse action by a school or athletic association as a result of reporting a violation of this section," then that athlete has grounds for "injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available under law."
Any civil action must be brought within two years of the violation.
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