Utah § 53G-6-902 Participation in school athletic activities.

Utah Statutes

§ 53G-6-902 — Participation in school athletic activities.

Utah § 53G-6-902

Title 53GPublic Education System -- Local Administration

Ch. 53G-6Participation in Public Schools

Part 53G-6-9Participation in Female Sports

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Utah Code Ann. § 53G-6-902 (2026).

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(1)Notwithstanding any state board rule:

(1)(a) a public school or LEA, or a private school that competes against a public school or LEA, shall expressly designate school athletic activities and teams as one of the following, based on sex:

(1)(a)(i) designated for students of the male sex;

(1)(a)(ii) designated for students of the female sex; or

(1)(a)(iii) "coed" or "mixed";

(1)(b) a student of the male sex may not compete, and a public school or LEA may not allow a student of the male sex to compete, with a team designated for students of the female sex in an interscholastic athletic activity; and

(1)(c) a government entity or licensing or accrediting organization may not entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a school or LEA described in

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(1) Notwithstanding any state board rule:

(1)(a) a public school or LEA, or a private school that competes against a public school or LEA, shall expressly designate school athletic activities and teams as one of the following, based on sex:
(1)(a)(i) designated for students of the male sex;
(1)(a)(ii) designated for students of the female sex; or
(1)(a)(iii) "coed" or "mixed";
(1)(b) a student of the male sex may not compete, and a public school or LEA may not allow a student of the male sex to compete, with a team designated for students of the female sex in an interscholastic athletic activity; and
(1)(c) a government entity or licensing or accrediting organization may not entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a school or LEA described in Subsection (1)(a) for maintaining separate school athletic activities for students of the female sex.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits an LEA or school from allowing a student of either gender from participating with a team designated for students of the female sex, consistent with school policy, outside of competition in an interscholastic athletic activity, in accordance with Subsection (1)(b).