What's happening
This bill prohibits using the onset of menarche to determine a student's physical maturity for participation in athletic activities.
Why it matters
Protects Student Privacy and Dignity. By prohibiting questions or assessments about the onset of menarche (first menstrual period), the bill removes an intrusive and potentially embarrassing practice for young athletes, helping to maintain their privacy regarding sensitive health information.
Promotes Fair and Non-Discriminatory Athletic Policies. The bill ensures that physical maturity assessments for athletic participation are based on objective, non-gendered criteria. This reduces the risk of discrimination or exclusion based on gender-specific biological milestones.
Standardizes Health and Safety Evaluations. By requiring regulations that exclude menarche as a maturity measure, the bill pushes schools and athletic organizations to use safer, more consistent medical or developmental criteria when determining if a student is fit to participate in sports—potentially benefiting all students, not just those who menstruate.
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Menarche Ban in Sports Decisions
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8893
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
December 30, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use of the onset of menarche to determine a student's physical maturity for the purpose of permitting such student to participate in athletic activities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 904-a to read as follows:
§ 904-a. Physical evaluations required prior to participation in certain athletic activities. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations prohibiting the use of the onset of menarche as a measure of a student's level of physical development and maturity when determining that the student's participation in an athletic activity will not present a safety or health concern for such student.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14338-01-9
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