Last June, a month after the landmark House settlement was agreed to, NCAA president Charlie Baker told a group of athletes and administrators assembled in Atlanta that he'd like to see guidance on a national standard for how Title IX fits into revenue sharing.
A court settlement that would require colleges to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, the upcoming chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, ripped into the Department of Education‘s recent memo clairifying that all future revenue-sharing between schools and student-athletes will be viewed as “financial assistance” and thus subject to Title IX rules.
In overturning protections for trans students, the court also undid policies aimed at helping sexual assault survivors hold their attackers accountable.
The House passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which could change Title IX protections and ensure only people assigned female at birth participate in women and girls athletics, on Tuesday on a vote of 218-206-1.
"President Trump will be free to take a fresh look at our Title IX regulations when he returns to office," Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said.
Republican state officials are celebrating the order as a “massive win,” but uncertainty looms for colleges as they respond to yet another Title IX change.
The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.
A federal district judge in Kentucky has struck down the Biden administration’s Title IX regulation that added sexual orientation and transgender status to the definition of sexual discrimination protections.
The legislation is a cornerstone of the GOP’s education agenda and would deliver on a priority for the incoming Trump administration.
In November, one board member cited President Donald Trump's promise to eliminate Title IX civil rights protections when discussing the proposal.
The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.