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Committee hears lengthy debate on student eligibility bill; lawmakers defer final action pending related Senate measure
Summary
House Bill 60 would extend Wyoming’s student eligibility rules to the University of Wyoming and community colleges and add biology-based definitions; the measure drew extensive testimony on safety, fairness, implementation and legal exposure.
Representative (bill sponsor) presented House Bill 60, a measure that would extend Wyoming’s existing student-eligibility law to include institutions of higher education and community colleges, add statutory definitions related to biological sex, and remove the existing "fallback" provision in state law.
The sponsor described the bill as seeking to "preserve the Title IX lane for women" and said the measure would place the University of Wyoming and community colleges under the same statutory eligibility rules that currently govern K–12 activities. The sponsor emphasized objective, biology-based definitions for "male" and "female" used in other bills and said the measure is intended to protect safety and fairness in women’s athletics.
State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder testified in strong support, citing safety and competitive opportunity concerns for women’s sports and noting examples from contact…
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