Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-27-106

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Short title - Save Women's Sports Act – Requirements –

Official statutory text

Causes of action.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Save

Women's Sports Act".

B. As used in this section:

1. "School" means a public school district or public charter

school in this state or an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education;

2. "School athletic association" shall have the same meaning as

provided for in Section 27-102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

and

3. "Intercollegiate association" shall mean a national

association that sets eligibility requirements for participation in

sports at the collegiate level and that provides the coordination,

supervision and regulation of the intercollegiate competitions.

C. Athletic teams that are sponsored by a school or sponsored

by a private school whose students or teams compete against a school

shall be expressly designated as one of the following based on

biological sex:

1. "Males", "men" or "boys";

2. "Females", "women" or "girls"; or

3. "Coed" or "mixed".

D. Prior to the beginning of each school year, the parent or

legal guardian of a student who competes on a school athletic team

shall sign an affidavit acknowledging the biological sex of the

student at birth. If the student is eighteen (18) years of age or

older, the student who competes on a school athletic team shall sign

an affidavit acknowledging his or her biological sex at birth. If

there is any change in the status of the biological sex of the

student, the affiant shall notify the school within thirty (30) days

of such change.

E. 1. Athletic teams designated for "females", "women" or

"girls" shall not be open to students of the male sex.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 970

2. Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or

suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of

paragraph 1 of this subsection shall have a cause of action for

injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available permitted

by law against the school.

3. Any student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse

action by a school, school athletic association or intercollegiate

association as a result of reporting a violation of paragraph 1 of

this subsection to an employee or representative of the school,

school athletic association or intercollegiate association or to any

state or federal agency with oversight of schools in this state

shall have a cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any

other relief available permitted by law against the school, school

athletic association or intercollegiate association.

F. 1. The State Board of Education, the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education and any school athletic association or

intercollegiate association of which a school is a member shall be

prohibited from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation

or taking any other adverse action against a school for maintaining

athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex as provided

for in subsection E of this section.

2. Any school that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a

result of a violation of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall have a

cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief

permitted by law against the State Board of Education, the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education, school athletic association or

intercollegiate association.

G. Causes of action authorized by this section shall be

initiated within two (2) years after the harm occurred. Persons or

associations that prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this

section shall be entitled to monetary damages including for any

psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, reasonable

attorney fees and costs and any other appropriate relief permitted

by law.

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