Educational equity: sex-segregated school programs and activities: sex at birth.

Senator Grove's proposal to modify California's Education Code would require students to participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, based on their sex at birth rather than their gender identity. The measure maintains existing provisions that prohibit discrimination in academic and elective course enrollment while introducing new criteria for participation in sex-segregated activities.

The legislation preserves several longstanding educational equity requirements, including prohibitions on sex-based enrollment restrictions and mandates for equal access to physical education activities. School personnel must continue providing gender-neutral career counseling and actively exploring nontraditional career paths with students, with parents receiving advance notification of career counseling and course selection starting in grade 7. While the bill retains language allowing students to use facilities aligned with their gender identity, it creates separate standards for participation in sex-segregated programs by establishing sex at birth as the determining factor.

School districts would need to modify their policies and procedures to implement these changes, though the measure includes no additional funding or specific enforcement mechanisms. The bill requires a simple majority vote for passage and involves no direct fiscal impact or local program requirements.