As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Competition” means a contest, game, match, tournament, or jamboree of teams in a sport. Such term shall not include practices, exhibitions, or scrimmages.

(2) “Covered entity” means Georgia state schools and participating nonstate schools.

(3) “Female” means an individual who has, had, will have, or, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, would have the reproductive system capable of producing human ovum.

(4) “Georgia state school” means a postsecondary educational institution which is:

(A) An institution of the University System of Georgia; or

(B) A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia.

(5) “Governing body” means the individual or entity responsible for establishing the policies, rules, and regulations for a covered entity, including, but not limited to, such policies, rules, and regulations for the operation of such covered entity’s athletic department, if any, and the operation or sponsorship of such covered entity’s intercollegiate competitions, sports, and teams. Such term shall not include any local, state, regional, or national athletic conference or athletic association.

(6) “Male” means an individual who has, had, will have, or, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, would have the reproductive system capable of producing human sperm.

(7) “Multiple occupancy restroom or changing area” means an area in a postsecondary educational institution’s building that is designed or designated to be used by one or more individuals of the same sex at the same time and in which one or more individuals may be in various stages of undress in the presence of other individuals. Such term includes, but shall not be limited to:

(A) Restrooms;

(B) Locker rooms;

(C) Changing rooms; and

(D) Shower rooms.

(8) “Participating nonstate school” means a private postsecondary educational institution that is eligible for tuition equalization grants in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 20-3-411 or any other private or public postsecondary educational institution that is not a Georgia state school whose students or teams participate in intercollegiate competitions against students or teams from a Georgia state school in this state; provided, however, that such term shall apply to such an institution only when and to the extent that such institution is participating in an intercollegiate competition against a Georgia state school in this state; and provided, further, that such term shall not apply to institutions when participating in intercollegiate competitions in this state exclusively against one or more other such institutions.

(9) “Sex” means an individual’s biological sex, either male or female. An individual’s sex can be observed or clinically verified at or before birth and in no case is an individual’s sex determined by stipulation or self-identification.

(10) “Sleeping quarters” means a room or other limited access designated space within a building or facility, such as a limited access designated space within a gymnasium, cafeteria, or auditorium or other performance space, in which more than one individual is housed overnight.

(11) “Sport” means an organized activity involving skill and physical effort undertaken by one or more teams according to established rules.

(12) “Student athlete” means a student enrolled at a covered entity who participates in or is eligible to participate on any sport or team. A student who is permanently ineligible to participate on a particular sport or team is not a student athlete for the purposes of such sport or team.

(13) “Team” means a single student or a group of students operated and sponsored by a covered entity for the purpose of participating in a sport.