Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50.

ON APRIL 6, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT # 1 AND REFERRED HOUSE BILL 306 TO THE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to provide that a student enrolled in a private school in this state is only eligible to participate in an interscholastic athletic activity or event, where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, in accordance with the student's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth. This requirement does not prohibit a female student from participating on a team designated for male students if the school does not offer a separate team for female students in that sport. ON APRIL 13, 2023, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1237, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to provide that a student enrolled in a private school in this state is only eligible to participate in an interscholastic athletic activity or event, where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, in accordance with the student's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth. This requirement does not prohibit a female student from participating on a team designated for male students if the school does not offer a separate team for female students in that sport.