S.D. Codified Laws § 13-67-1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-67-1 - Athletic teams and sports-Designation by sex-Participation

Any interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team, sport, or athletic event that is sponsored or sanctioned by an accredited school, school district, an activities association or organization, or an institution of higher education under the control of either the Board of Regents or the Board of Technical Education must be designated as one of the following, based on the biological sex at birth of the participating students:

(1) Females, women, or girls;
(2) Males, men, or boys; or
(3) Coeducational or mixed.

Only female students, based on their biological sex, may participate in any team, sport, or athletic event designated as being for females, women, or girls.

For purposes of this section, biological sex is either female or male and the sex listed on the student's official birth certificate may be relied upon if the certificate was issued at or near the time of the student's birth. The failure to comply with this section is a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for relief authorized under this chapter.

SDCL 13-67-1

SL 2022, ch 51, §1.
Added by S.L. 2022, ch. 51,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.