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title: Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0216 to SB 1
collection: amendment
id: amendment:2025-2026/sb1/231650
cite_as: SB 1, Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0216
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date: 2026-09-25
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# Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0216 to SB 1

Senators Jackson of the 41st, Parent of the 44th, and Jones II of the 22nd offered the
following amendment #2:
LOST
Amend the Senate Committee on Education and Youth substitute to SB 1 (LC 49 2184S) by
replacing lines 132 through 156 with the following:
<ins>(c)(e)(1)</ins> A local school system which operates or sponsors interscholastic or intramural
athletics shall <del>undertake all reasonable efforts to</del> provide <ins>for</ins> equal athletic opportunity
for members of both <del>genders. In determining whether equal opportunities are available
the following factors shall be considered:</del> <ins>sexes by taking all steps reasonably necessary
to ensure that
</ins> <del>(1) Whether</del> the selection of sports and levels of competition effectively accommodate
the interests and abilities of members <del>of both genders;</del> <ins>and teams of both sexes and that
comparable and equivalent funds, facilities access, equipment, supplies, and other
resources are being provided for members and teams of both sexes as demonstrated by:
(2)(A)</ins> The provision of equipment and supplies;
<ins>(B) The location of locker rooms and practice and competitive facilities;
(3)(C) The scheduling</ins> <del>Scheduling</del> of games and <del>practice time</del> <ins>practices;
(4)(D)</ins> Travel <del>allowance</del> <ins>allowances;
(5)(E) Opportunities for students</ins> <del>Opportunity</del> to receive coaching and academic
tutoring;
<ins>(6)(F) The assignment</ins> <del>Assignment</del> and compensation of coaches and <ins>academic</ins> tutors
<ins>for students, including, but not limited to, whether the compensation of coaches is
commensurate with time actually spent engaged in coaching, academic tutoring, or
other assigned duties;
</ins> <del>(7) Provision of locker rooms and practice and competitive facilities;
</del> <ins>(8)(G) The provision</ins> <del>Provision</del> of medical and training facilities and services; and
<ins>(9)(H)</ins> Publicity.
<ins>(2)</ins> Unequal aggregate expenditures for members of each <del>gender</del> <ins>sex</ins> or unequal
expenditures for male and female teams if a local school system operates or sponsors
separate teams will not constitute noncompliance with this subsection, but the failure to
provide <del>essential funds</del> <ins>comparable and equivalent funds, facilities access, equipment,
supplies, and other resources</ins> for the basic operations of teams for one <del>gender may be
considered in assessing equality of opportunity for members of each gender</del> <ins>sex shall
constitute such noncompliance.
(3)</ins> Nothing in Code Section 20-2-411 shall be construed to limit the authority of a local
school system to expend school tax funds as authorized by Article VIII, Section VI,
Paragraph I(b) of the Constitution in order to comply with the requirements of this Code
section.