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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1161 Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Chris Miller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Creates the Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no receipt of State funding may be contingent upon an educational institution forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated spaces by the educational institution, including bathrooms and locker rooms. Provides that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no receipt of State funding may be contingent upon an educational institution forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated athletic or academic programs by the educational institution. |
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| | HB1161 | | LRB104 06402 LNS 16438 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safety |
| 5 | | and Opportunity for Girls Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: |
| 7 | | "Sex" means sex determined solely by a person's |
| 8 | | reproductive biology and genetics at birth. |
| 9 | | "Sex-segregated" means limited to or separated by sex.
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| 10 | | Section 10. Sex-segregated spaces and programs. |
| 11 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no |
| 12 | | receipt of State funding may be contingent upon an educational |
| 13 | | institution forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated spaces |
| 14 | | by the educational institution, including bathrooms and locker |
| 15 | | rooms. |
| 16 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no |
| 17 | | receipt of State funding may be contingent upon an educational |
| 18 | | institution forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated |
| 19 | | athletic or academic programs by the educational institution. |