Georgia Code
Part 14 - Other Educational Programs
§ 20-2-315. Gender Discrimination Prohibited; Authorized Separate Gender Teams; Equal Athletic Opportunity; Physical Education Classes; Employee Designated to Monitor Compliance; Grievance Procedures; Reporting Requirements

Unequal aggregate expenditures for members of each gender or unequal expenditures for male and female teams if a local school system operates or sponsors separate teams will not constitute noncompliance with this subsection, but the failure to provide essential funds for the basic operations of teams for one gender may be considered in assessing equality of opportunity for members of each gender. Nothing in Code Section 20-2-411 shall be construed to limit the authority of a local school system to expend school tax funds as authorized by Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph I(b) of the Constitution in order to comply with the requirements of this Code section.
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-315 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1129, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 157, § 1/HB 910; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1376, § 28/HB 502.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted “may” for “shall” near the beginning of subsection (j).
Cross references.
Grants, loans, and other disbursements of funds, § 50-8-8 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, Code Section 20-2-314, as enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1129, § 2, was redesignated as Code Section 20-2-315.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, “contests” was substituted for “contents” in the first sentence of paragraph (i)(4).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, a comma was inserted following “basketball” in the last sentence in subsection (b).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1129, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Equity in Sports Act.’”
Administrative rules and regulations.
Comprehensive health and physical education program plan, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Education, Division of General Instruction, Sec. 160-4-2-.12.

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