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The Biden administration released on Thursday new Title IX rules that
bar schools that receive federal funding from enforcing policies that
ban biological males from playing girl's sports.

The U.S. Department of Education proposed to amend Title IX in order to
set out a standard that would "govern a recipient�s adoption or
application of sex-related criteria that would limit or deny a
student�s eligibility to participate on a male or female athletic team consistent with their gender identity."

The proposed regulation also would provide needed clarity on how
schools can ensure that students have equal opportunity to participate
on male and female athletic teams as required by Title IX.

"The proposed rule would establish that policies violate Title IX when
they categorically ban transgender students from participating on
sports teams consistent with their gender identity just because of who
they are," a notice from the Department of Education states.

The proposed amendment provides that any transgender athlete denied or
limited the opportunity to participate in a sport that is consistent
with their gender identity must be "substantially related to the
achievement of an important educational objective" and "minimize harms
to students."

"Every student should be able to have the full experience of attending
school in America, including participating in athletics, free from discrimination," U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said.
"Being on a sports team is an important part of the school experience
for students of all ages."

However, the changes still give schools some flexibility to ban
transgender athletes depending on age and sport.

"The proposed rule also recognizes that in some instances, particularly
in competitive high school and college athletic environments, some
schools may adopt policies that limit transgender students�
participation," the notice continued.

There will be 30 days of public comment before the new rule would go
into effect.

The Biden administration's move comes after the Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that a 12-year-old transgender West Virginia girl can compete
on her middle school�s girls' sports teams amid a lawsuit over a ban.

Lawyers and representatives for Becky Pepper-Jackson had initially
asked the Supreme Court to reject an emergency application from West
Virginia lawmakers that would have allowed student-athletes to only
play sports with and against those of their biological gender.

Meanwhile, the issue of biological males who identify as females
competing against women in women's sports has garnered national
attention.

Republican legislatures across the country have sought to protect
women�s sports by banning trans athlete participation on women�s teams.

Kansas recently banned transgender athletes from girls� and women�s
sports from kindergarten through college.

The Kansas law takes effect July 1 and is among several hundred
proposals that Republican lawmakers across the U.S. have pursued this
year to impose restrictions on transgender athletes.

Kansas will join a list of 19 other states like Wyoming, Oklahoma,
Florida, and Mississippi that have banned trans athletes from competing
in women's sports.

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