Senate Bill 1696 and House Bill 1948 propose an amendment to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, concerning educational institutions. The bill introduces a new subsection (f) to Section 49-50-1801, which clarifies that a public institution of education can provide opportunities or benefits exclusively to one sex without violating the law, as long as it also offers a substantially similar or reasonably comparable opportunity or benefit to the opposite sex through a different program.

This amendment aims to ensure that educational institutions can maintain programs that may be gender-specific while still adhering to the principles of equity by providing comparable options for both sexes. The bill is set to take effect upon becoming law, emphasizing the importance of public welfare in its implementation.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 49-50-1801