<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-67-1 - Athletic teams and sports--Designation by sex--Participation.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Coeducational or mixed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bStatute"><span class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bDefaultParagraphFont">Only female students, based on their biological sex, may participate in any team, sport, or athletic event designated as being for females, women, or girls.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bStatute"><span class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bDefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of this section, biological sex is either female or male and the sex listed on the student's official birth certificate may be relied upon if the certificate was issued at or near the time of the student s birth. The failure to comply with this section is a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for relief authorized under this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s69fa93b69a454f76a5c3e176ba9ab19bSCL">SL 2022, ch 51, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>