Sec. 119. Single-sex social student organizations
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Part B of title I ( 20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (as amended by sections 111 through 118 of this part) is further amended by adding at the end the following: An institution of higher education that has a policy allowing for the official recognition of a single-sex social student organization may not— require or coerce such a recognized organization to admit as a member an individual who does not meet the organization’s criteria for single-sex status; require or coerce such a recognized organization to permit an individual described in paragraph
(1)to participate in the activities of the organization; take any adverse action against a student on the basis of the student’s membership in such recognized organization; or impose any requirement or restriction, including on timing for accepting new members or membership recruitment, on such a recognized organization (or its current or prospective members) based on the organization’s single-sex status or its criteria for defining its single-sex status. Nothing in this Act shall be construed— to create any enforceable right— by a local, college, or university student organization against a national student organization; or by a national student organization against any local, college, or university student organization; to require an institution of higher education to have a policy allowing for the official recognition of a single-sex social student organization; or to prohibit an institution of higher education from taking an adverse action against a member of a single-sex social student organization for reasons other than on the basis of such student’s membership in such organization, such as academic or non-academic misconduct. For the purposes of this section, the term ‘adverse action’ includes the following: Expulsion, suspension, probation, censure, condemnation, reprimand, or any other disciplinary, coercive, or adverse action taken by an institution of higher education or administrative unit of such an institution. An oral or written warning made by an official of an institution of higher education acting in the official’s official capacity. Denying participation in any education program or activity. Withholding, in whole or in part, any financial assistance (including scholarships and on-campus employment), or denying the opportunity to apply for financial assistance, a scholarship, or on-campus employment. Denying or restricting access to on-campus housing. Denying any certification or letter of recommendation that may be required by a student’s current or future employer, a government agency, a licensing board, or an educational institution or scholarship program to which the student seeks to apply. Denying participation in any sports team, club, or other student organization, or denying any leadership position in any sports team, club, or other student organization. .
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Sec. 119
Single-sex social student organizations
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