issued two executive orders on school sports decreeing that “only females, based on their biological sex, as reflected on their birth certificate or affidavit provided upon initial enrollment,” may participate in girls’ or women’s sports.
One dealt with K-12 public schools, and the other affected public colleges and universities.This week, she introduced legislation that would incorporate the language of the orders into state law, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports.
She said in a press release that her new bill, unveiled Tuesday, lacked the “problematic provisions” of the legislation she vetoed.
She did not say what those provisions were.Noem had said at the time of her veto that she wanted the bill to exclude colleges and universities.