California Government Code

§ 53080

GOV § 53080 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)No city, county, city and county, or special district, including, but not limited to, a community services district, recreation and park district, regional park district, regional park and open-space district, regional open-space park district, or resort improvement district, or local educational agency shall discriminate against any person on the basis of sex or gender in the operation, conduct, or administration of community youth athletics programs, or in the allocation of parks and recreation facilities and resources, or school and recreation facilities and resources, that support or enable these programs.

(b)The Unruh Civil Rights Act (Section 51 of the Civil Code) has been held to prohibit local governmental agencies from discriminating on the bases proscribed by the act, and Section 11135 also prohibits local governmental agencies that receive financial assistance from the state from discriminating on the basis of gender, among other bases.

(c)It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section that girls shall be accorded opportunities for participation in community youth athletics programs equal, both in quality and scope, to those accorded to boys.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 628, Sec. 1. (AB 932) Effective January 1, 2026.