North Dakota lawmakers send transgender athlete ban to governor to sign into law
any publicly-funded entities, facilities, or events, which would include college and club sports. Meanwhile, the Senate version had sought to commission a study on the issue of transgender participation in sports. Ultimately, the bill that emerged and was passed by both chambers included a scaled-back ban on transgender athletes in K-12 sports and an optional study of the impact of the bill on student athletic events, with findings being reported back to the 2023 legislature.As approved this week, the bill prohibits public schools from “knowingly” allowing a student assigned male at birth to participate in female sports.