Educational equity: sex equity in education: federal Title IX.

Existing law, the Sex Equity in Education Act, states the policy of the state that elementary and secondary school classes and courses, including nonacademic and elective classes and courses, be conducted without regard to the sex of the pupil enrolled in these classes or courses. Existing federal law, known as Title IX, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to, discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. An article of existing law, entitled "Athletes' Bill of Rights," requires the State Department of Education to post on its Internet Web site, in both English and Spanish and at a reading level that may be comprehended by pupils in high school, the information set forth in the federal regulations implementing Title IX. This existing article also enumerates the rights available to a pupil relating to gender equity in athletics. This bill would move this language from the article entitled "Athletes' Bill of Rights" to the Sex Equity in Education Act, and make conforming changes.